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[--stepheroni.livejournal.com]

When you ovulate do you get a white discharge when you wipe? I was just wondering because I cheated on my boyfriend and the guy I had sex with came inside of me and now I'm worried about getting pregnant.

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[popchex.livejournal.com]

Yep I do get a discharge.

[bi-ballerina.livejournal.com]

If it has been less than 72 hours (approx. 5 days) you can take emergency contraception. You don't need prescription for it (although that may depend on what state you live in). and it will prevent pregnancy. Call your local Planned parenthood, or go to your pharmacist.

[--stepheroni.livejournal.com]

i would but it has been a week since it happened. I'm supposed to get my period today but it isn't here but I've been getting the white discharge.

[bi-ballerina.livejournal.com]

is your white discharge white and tacky? or is slick and stringy?
stringy, mucousy discharge is during ovulation (it helps sperm along) tacky discharge would mean you are past ovulation.
You should be able to take a pregnancy tets and have it be fairly accurate in the next few days.

[--stepheroni.livejournal.com]

What do you mean by tacky?

[--stepheroni.livejournal.com]

I haven't touched it but it looks slimy.

[bi-ballerina.livejournal.com]

if you put your finger in it and then rub that finger against your thumb, lift the finger up and down from the thumb, does it create a string between your fingers? or does it just sit on your fingers?
tacky mucous looks and feels like it has little chunks in it.

don't stress too much about it, it will make your period later.

take a pregnancy test asap, so you have plenty of time to decide what to do about it. Most over the counter pregnancy tests detect the pregnancy hormone right after your expected period is due, and some claim to before that.
keep in mind, you cna get a false negative test, but not a false positive.

uh-oh

[red-spot.livejournal.com]

I heard you can get a false positive if you've just taken the morning after pill. If I'm wrong, my friend is in some trouble...

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[skeptictank.livejournal.com]

You can, because in some cases you really DO have a fertilized egg in there, so even if you're not going to be pregnant long enough for it to really "count" you're still going to show up positive.

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[bi-ballerina.livejournal.com]

I suppose that is possible, but I think the hormone HcG (the pregnancy hormone) is not produced as much until the fertilized egg is implanted. . .but I don't know

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[skeptictank.livejournal.com]

Maybe it just gives a false positive because nothing is perfect, ya know?

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[bi-ballerina.livejournal.com]

emergency contraception, or the mornign after pill contains a manufactured progeterone,
pregnancy tests are looking for HcG,
Human chorionic gonadotropin hormone. . .
as far as I know it shouldn't create a false positive. ..but I would call a pharmacist or planned parenthood asap and ask!

[geminigirl]

You've gotten plenty of advice about the ovulation issue, and I want to address something else.

You cheated on your boyfriend. I'm not going to judge you, say it's wrong, condemn you for it. But, if you didn't use a condom (as I'm assuming, since you're concerned about pregnancy) you may have exposed yourself (and by extention your boyfriend, if you're sexually active with him) to quite a variety of things, which can have few or no symptoms, which may show up now or months from now, and which can have very serious long term consequences. You need to consider getting checked out for STDs, and letting your boyfriend know what you did, and letting him make choices about how much risk he's willing to undertake. With things like HPV (genital warts) and HIV not showing up for months, if you're sexually active with your boyfriend, he may want to make changes to your safer sex habits.

[--stepheroni.livejournal.com]

that was really rude to say. I'm not here to get put down. I was here to ask a question. And FYI I've been chaneck for STDs and I'm clean of everything.

[--stepheroni.livejournal.com]

Checked****

[meepbitch.livejournal.com]

yeah, at the moment you're clean. try again in 6 months. then 6 months after that, and 6 months after that. do this the rest of your life because some diseases can lie dormant for up to 10 years.

i hope for the sake of the world at large that you are not pregnant.

[shockmesane212.livejournal.com]

I'm not here to put you down. People make mistakes, they do stuff that they regret, etc. You posted, I commented, and being exposed to STD's or pregnance is a repercussion of having unprotected sex. I'm pointing out the consequences. It takes one time.

[geminigirl]

The things that can appear in the short term, like chlamydia or gonorrhea, you've been checked for. Things like HIV or HPV can be undetected for months or years. If you've engaged in risky behavior, you do need to continue to get regular pap smears which can detect HPV, and may want to think about an HIV test shortly. Syphilis as well, can take time before it's detectable from a blood test.

I'm sorry you felt attacked by people here.

[skeptictank.livejournal.com]

I think she was just implying that this white discharge could possibly be a sign of something besides pregnancy or ovulation since you sort of implied that there was no condom. Even if he was your ex or your best friend, there's still a chance.

I highly doubt she was trying to be rude. For all we know, your bf might have been a horrible person who deserved to be cheated on. We don't know! But we care about each other here and want you to consider that as a possibility if you haven't already. We just don't want anything bad to happen to you.

On the other hand, this other mans pH level might be different than that of your normal partner which can also cause some confusion in your body, which might be why you're experiencing a late period, discharge, or something else out of the ordinary.

[--stepheroni.livejournal.com]

I've been getting checked every year since I was 15 for STDs. Now I wish I would have never posted a question where people are so rude with the exception of a few people that haven't been rude in answering my question.

[char.livejournal.com]

i think geminigirl was right that you should talk to your boyfriend, but my reason are different. if you cheated on him, he should know. it's not good to keep secrets in a relationship. some people take cheating very seriously and believe that once you cheat you are always a cheater. don't let them get to you.
i cheated on my first boyfriend both times we dated and have never cheated on any boyfriends since then.
btw, i almost always get a white to yellowish discharge the week before my period. how long has it been since you had sex with this guy? if the discharge is immediately after, i'd say don't worry about it. when i've had unprotected sex, i'd have a discharge for a day or two afterwards, but i never got pregnant. don't stress it. if your period doesn't show up, then try a pregnancy test.
but most of all don't stress and don't let anyone else bring you down.

[shockmesane212.livejournal.com]

I have deleted my post because I'm not here to insult people or start anything. My post was obviously misunderstood and for that I'm sorry.

[sashamae.livejournal.com]

I really hope you don't get pregnant. Thats all I have to say. Its not a light matter-its a lifetime decision. I know you think people are attacking you, but if you don't get pregnant this time, next time you decide to have unprotected sex, call Planned Parenthood the next morning and get Emergency contraception. As for STDs you might be clean, but is the guy you cheated with clean-has he been tested every 6 months? And is your boyfriend clean? Also, I think if you are cheating on your boyfriend, he has the right to know because you are not only putting him at risk, you are putting him at risk...and god forbid an unborn child that you might be carrying.
I REALLY hope you aren't pregnant. Go to Planned Parenthood or you City Health Dept and get some CONDOMS! Use them-protect yourself and don't get pregnant until you are mature enough to take care of a baby.

[never1eighty.livejournal.com]

Tell your boyfriend, make sure you get tested regularly and get a pregnancy test if you are worried. Two other things:

1) USE CONDOMS! Seriously, safety is the most important thing. You know that thing where if you have unprotected sex with someone, you are sleeping with everyone they ever had unprotected sex with and everyone they ever had unprotected sex with and on and on? Think about that next time.

2) And I say this VERY gently with no accusations or blame: do not post that you cheated on your boyfriend and expect no one to say anything. If you would like to avoid a lecture (which I feel you may have needed to hear), just post that you had unprotected sex and are concerned and leave it at that.

Best of luck in the future.

[faetal.livejournal.com]

I'm terribly sorry that you're upset about people commenting on cheating instead of just the womens health issues.
However, in order to remove all judgment factors in the future, simply word your question in a way that doesnt put you at risk for these comments.

"When you ovulate do you get a white discharge when you wipe? I was just wondering because I'm worried about getting pregnant."

All of your own words, no extra information.
I wish you the best in this time, I'm certain that its difficult for you.


Be kind to yourself, protect yourself emotionally as well as physically