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Worried about late period
Hi, I am a healthy 29 year old married female. I went off birth control 9 months ago to give my body a break. Since then my periods have been pretty regular between 25-30 days. I have been really stressed this month and my period is late (I'm on Day 29). I've had some very slight brown spotting on the toilet tissue but nothing more. I had all the usual PMS symptoms such as irritability, sore breasts, bloating and cramps but no bleeding. I was so worried last night that I gently put a cotton tip (sorry to be graphic) inside and there was brown/red blood on the end of it but nothing is coming down. I am so stressed as I have Irritable Bowel and I know that these symmptoms are similar to ovarian cancer, I'm terrified. I had a scan done last year and all was fine. Has anyone else had problems like this? I am almost 100% sure I could not be pregnant as my husband and I use condoms and none have broke. Please help me I'm very worried, thank you.
Hello, no I was not pregnant, my period came on Saturday, so thanks for all the advice, it was very helpful to me!
I know for sure that you are pregnant, Take care of that baby and don't have sex. good job
Thank you both, you have both been helpful. I got my hubby to bring home a pregnancy test, it was a first response one so it detects 5 days before your period, anyway it was negative. I just hope it comes in the next day or two so I can calm down and destress!!
Pay no attention to above comment, she's got it wrong, you are fine, and probably not pregnant..
take a test, just to rule out pregnancy..and I think you will get your period soon anyways, you are starting to bleed, but you are stressed so it is not flowing as much...when you relax a little, I'm sure it will start to flow as regular, and sounds like it is right on time, not late, since your cycle is 25-30 days long..Take a nice bath and relax, I'm sure your fine...(I have had this problem before and have resorted to a cotton swab as well, sorry, TMI, and my period has come days later) Take care.
I would take a test just to eliminate pregnancy.
Stress can play havoc with your cycle, so try to relax.
Stress can play havoc with your cycle, so try to relax.
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