What are the symptoms of potential pregnancy?
Patient: Hi I have this problem, in January I had sex with my ex boyfriend and ever since then I havent had my period.. i have a feeling that I'm pregnant but I dont want to be and I dont want to tell my family because I already sent them through this problem..Im 18 and I can barely take care of myself...my stomach hasnt grown I havent had any symptoms but I thought maybe I had a miscarriage but I didnt have any heavy bleeding please help me Doctor: Hello and I hope I can help you today. I know it is difficult, but you need to have a pregnancy test to find out for sure if you are pregnant or not. The stress of worrying about pregnancy and other hormonal abnormalities can cause you to miss your period and pregnancy symptoms are unreliable. You can buy a urine pregnancy test over the counter and follow the directions if it has been at least three weeks from your unprotected encounter.The earlier you find out if you're pregnant the more options you have in terms of what to do next. So I encourage you to just do a pregnancy test as long as your period is late, and if it is negative, it can also ease your piece of mind about the other issues in your life. I hope I was able to adequately answer your question today and that my advice was helpful. Best wishes, Dr. Brown