Welcome to EmpowHER. I am glad you reached out to our community for support. We are here to listen, offer advice if possible and not to judge. I can appreciate your anxiety based on your cultural background and past experience.
Indeed, there is a risk especially if you were not wearing clothes and semen came in contact with your outer genitalia. Though it may seem hard, do try to relax. As you mentioned, stressing out can further delay the start of your period.
If your periods are normally regular, wait at least one week. If it starts, you have nothing to worry about because you did not become pregnant. If it is late, test for pregnancy. Test first thing in the morning. The first urine of the day is concentrated and provides the most accurate result.
Anonymous, please do not blame yourself. It will accomplish nothing, but make you feel worse.
To prevent this from happening again, please consider, if it is acceptable, to use some type of birth control. Our contraceptive home page offers information. https://www.empowher.com/contraception
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Hello Anonymous,
Welcome to EmpowHER. I am glad you reached out to our community for support. We are here to listen, offer advice if possible and not to judge. I can appreciate your anxiety based on your cultural background and past experience.
Indeed, there is a risk especially if you were not wearing clothes and semen came in contact with your outer genitalia. Though it may seem hard, do try to relax. As you mentioned, stressing out can further delay the start of your period.
If your periods are normally regular, wait at least one week. If it starts, you have nothing to worry about because you did not become pregnant. If it is late, test for pregnancy. Test first thing in the morning. The first urine of the day is concentrated and provides the most accurate result.
Anonymous, please do not blame yourself. It will accomplish nothing, but make you feel worse.
To prevent this from happening again, please consider, if it is acceptable, to use some type of birth control. Our contraceptive home page offers information. https://www.empowher.com/contraception
Regards,
June 20, 2016 - 8:10amMaryann
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