[Please_Help17]

Hello there,
I am just freaking out a bit. I am 16 years old (1 week away from 17) and I recently went off birth control (the oral daily pill). I am not sure if the symptoms that I'm having are side effects of coming off the pill or if they are pregnancy signs. I have been experiencing pain in my abdominal area (lower), I've been eating much much much more than I usually do and I get headaches. I also get this sharp pain in the area of my uterus when I stretch my stomach. I was blessed with never having any kind of acne ever, but now I have acne showing up on my chest, forehead and shoulder/back area. I also get twitches in my lower stomach. My skin has also been very itchy, and at times is a bit blotchy. Me and my boyfriend have had unprotected sex since I came off the pill. He did pull out before finishing but I know a girl is extra fertile right after she comes off birth control and I am aware that there is pre-ejaculatory semen. I also had this elastic-like discharge that lasted for around 2 days. I read up on what that could be and I was scared to see that it is tied to pregnancy (leukarrhea). I really do hope these are just side effects, but please just inform me on what my best bet is. Thanks in advance!

[odinn7]

Why do you hope these are just side effects? From what you wrote, it sounds like you want to get pregnant. You stopped birth control and you're having unprotected sex... but you don't want to get pregnant? Sounds kind of stupid, if you ask me.

But to answer you... there is no way anyone online can tell you if you're pregnant or not. You will have to wait it out a little more.

[CravenMorhead]

Are you wanting to get pregnant? The pull out method is not a good method to use if you're not wanting to get pregnant. Condoms at least.

You're going to have to find out the old fashioned way, pregnancy tests. Sorry but that is the only option.