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Hi, so I'm an 18 year old female who just became sexually active on the 28th of December. me and my partner have been completely safe with our usage of condoms over the past month. this is the only form of birth control we use. generally I am irregular with my period so sometimes I get it early in the month and sometimes it's either later or in the middle depending on the month itself. I had a UTI that was really bad and I went on antibiotics for it about 2 weeks ago. my period chart on my phone has predicted that I should have gotten my period 3 days ago, even tho generally it might not be accurate. I've also Hurd that antibiotics can cause a delayed or missed period but my mind cant get out of my head that I may be pregnant even tho we have been safe. should I wait till the end of the month to see if I get it? or should I take a pregnancy test? I dont have any symptoms of pregnancy so in a likely manner maybe its just the medication. what do I do? I'm scared..

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