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Hi! This is my first time on this website and I think it's a great resource after exploring around. I stumbled upon this while searching the internet about some anxieties of mine, so I'll get right into it. My last period ended around August 3. Around August 15, I noticed some light spotting, (pink discharge when I wiped.) The next day there were a few drops of red blood here and there, and by August 17 the spotting stopped. On August 13-14, I had fooled around with my boyfriend, though I am still a virgin. However things had gotten a little intense, and there is a chance his precum directly had contact with my underwear. There was no penetration and he did not finish all the way. Now I am pretty educated in how all this works and I know the chances of becoming pregnant this way are slim to none, so I was not too worried though I know I should have been more careful. Anyways I chalked up the spotting to ovulation bleeding and did not worry. According to previous cycles, I should have gotten my period again on August 31. However on August 29, I noticed spotting again. This time nothing flowed, but when I wiped there was brown discharge. This lasted until August 31, after which it stopped and just a lot of clear discharge is present. Prior to the spotting I had some PMS symptoms such as digestive issues, breast tenderness, mood swings, and some nausea and fatigue all of which are normal for me. However I am concerned that the spotting I had before was ovulation, and somehow I may have become pregnant, and this time around I experienced implantation bleeding. Should I be concerned about a potential pregnancy if I did not have sex or direct contact with precum to my vagina? I feel like the chances are so low but it can't be a coincidence that the first time I do something with my boyfriend this intense, this chance occurs. Or is this abnormal cycle something that can be explained by another cause? I've never experienced ovulation bleeding so I believe maybe my hormones were a little off this time around resulting in these strange circumstances. I'm scared about what I should do and I can't stop thinking about if I am pregnant.

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