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Sex advice and avoiding pregnancy?
I'm seeing this guy tonight and there's a high chance we could have sex. I really really want to but I'm nervous about getting pregnant. My period tracker says I'm going to ovulate tomorrow which means there's an extremely high chance of pregnancy if something were to go wrong. I will absolutely not be having sex without a condom but I'm not on the pill and condoms can break... If this were a different time during my cycle I would go for it but because of the ovulation I'm in the fence. Is there something else I can do to double my protection or should I just tell him I'm in my period and wait for a less fertile time lol
FYI I am in mid 20s so more than old enough to be dealing with sex, this is just something that I fear every time I do it.
8 Answers
- PippinLv 74 years agoFavorite Answer
No matter how old you are, if you aren't using reliable contraception, and really don't want to be pregnant, then you CAN choose to not have sex. You don't need to lie or make an excuse. "I don't want to risk any chance of pregnancy right now." Then you can either just spend time together doing non-sexual things, or you can do sexual activities that don't involve a pregnancy risk. (Oral, manual, anal, etc.)
If you are determined to have vaginal intercourse, then a vaginal spermicide along with a condom (which used, carefully and correctly would be very unlikely to break) would significantly increase your protection.
(And for the future, if you are 'always' fearing pregnancy when you have sex, then perhaps you would want to consider getting onto a reliable method of contraception.)
- Katherine WLv 74 years ago
You can use an additional spermicide. You can go to the doctor and get an emergency IUD put in. You can put off having sex. You can get medication and therapy for anxiety. You can talk to him about what you would both want to do if you got pregnant. You can tell yourself that your chance of getting pregnant is only 25% in any particular month.
Frankly, if you go through this anxiety every time, then that is a message you're trying to tell yourself that this relationship isn't right for sex at this time. Something to think about.
- Anne CampbellLv 64 years ago
Your anxiety is not going to make for good sex. Tell him that you need to get proper and reliable contraception before you have intercourse but there are plenty of ways to enjoy each other for now.
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- TulipLv 74 years ago
I think there's a lie in here so.where but if you are in your twenties there is no reason you aren't on birth control. I bet you aren't in your twenties at all