Weird spotting = panic

[pinknails123]

Hi I'm 20 and my body has been acting weird lately. I was on the third day of my period which was February 19 and me and my boyfriend decided we had unprotected sex using the withdrawal method effectively since I was on my period so the chances of risking pregnancy where low. I have a 7-8 day bleeding period so my period ended on February 23. Like 6 days after i was done menstruating i had a random spotting and that's when i started freaking out. I have been extremely anxious since then and having all sorts of hypochondriac panic. I track my cycle using a period tracking app that tells me when i will ovulate and i was far from that date. I even talked about it with friends who's only methad has been pulling out and have never gotten pregnant and that has helped me other than the fact that I was on my period. Having unprotected sex is something we won't do again but any sort of info on this particular scenario would be highly appreciated.

[Redskies]

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