period is very late... help????????????

Question

i am 27 yrs old.... had sex with a condom sep 15.. period was due sep 25, but never came.. i am now 9 days late. i read that diet could affect periods and my diet was slightly changed e.g. i have been eating a lot of green veggies and drinking them raw at times. i have also been taking a natural colon cleanser... i haven't been sick, stressed or under or overweight and i haven't been worried. i do feel slight cramps like my period is coming but still nothing... i am waiting till the end of this week to take a pregnancy test.. i am not looking forward to being pregnant as it will be a heavy burden and i'm still trying to find a better job... i'm considering abortion.... which i know is not right.. but can i do with no money or health insurance.. why is my period late, help??????

Answer 1

To answer your last....your period might be late because you're pregnant.

You'll never know until you get tested, though, so go find out for sure. At least then you can start to make informed decisions. Right now, you're allowing yourself to live in fear (or more likely live in denial followed by flashes of "Oh crap, what am I going to do?"). Go find out for sure.

If you decide not to abort; consider adoption.

Answer 2

Could be due to your change of diet, or stress... I know when I am stressed around my period time that it can sometimes be late. Usually though I have never been as late as the 9 days you say you are. I think the best thing to do is to like you said wait till the end of this week (since you are having cramps) to see if it comes. If not then take a pregnancy test and see what happens. The best thing to do is to go to your doctors though, I had a negative result from an at home test but a positive result from a docs. Good luck! and I am 27 too by the way, I am in the same situation as you but when I got pregnant I had an abortion. I know that is an option and I still have mixed feelings on my dicision. PLease make sure you make the right decision for you and don't get pressured by anyone else (ex. bf, family, clinic, docs, ..) .. I feel as though I was a bit pressured due to my family's culture, and also because I wasn't married. Best of luck and I hope everything turns our ok.

Answer 3

You are probably pregnant. Or your worrying may be causing you to be late. When a woman worries about pregnancy she can be late. Go to a doctors office or local health dpt and have them do a pregnancy test. Condoms are pretty effective, but they are not exactly the most perfect form of birth control used alone. And, since you know when you had sexual intercourse, if you are pregnant, health insurance and money?, what happened to the baby's daddy? No matter what the circumstances, he has a stand in this too. And responsibility! If you actually are pregnant. Now go get that test done, then you can think about where you need to go from there. And if this guy you are having sex with is not willing to step up to the plate, don't do it again with him, he's not worth it!

Answer 4

Relax, stressing so much about it can make it late also. Have you been regular for at least a year or so? If not, then you can't be certain you're actually late. Like I said, relax and take the test, if you are actually 9 days late the test should be reliable. Don't worry about what you will do until you know for sure. Then, if you are not pregnant, be more careful! Condoms are not 100%, there is actually a wrong way to put them on!

Answer 5

Go ahead and take a pregnancy test. You are late enough to get a pretty good reading. It's better to know. As far as the abortion option, it's about what's right for you and your situation. That's what you have to consider. Talk to an unbiased person who can help you weigh out the pros and cons of all of your options. If you are pregnant, don't just decide to start a family because you think you have no choice. It's not to be taken lightly.

Answer 6

well have u ever missed your period? if not then u should go to the clinic asap (dont trust the over the counter tests) It could also be your diet, if you havent been eating meat lately. Also if you havent had sex for a while that would be a factor also.
Abortion is not a bad thing when you cant afford to take care of a baby right now. The bad thing would be to have a child and leave it for dead.
Do what you have to do to survive.

Answer 7

i missed mine for a whole year straight (2 yrs. before i ever had my first child) so it doesn't really mean that your pregnant. stress could be a reason. i wouldn't worry too much. wait until your about 3-4 weeks late and go to a clinic. most of them have free testing and can tell you of some options. i wouldn't suggest the murder thing though, if you don't want a child get on birth control (not just condoms) and if you are, consider adoption.

Answer 8

That happen to me to and just recently - I starting taking some pills and plus Im taking a colon cleanser too called Psyllium Husks and my period was a week late. I don't have sex so I wasn't too worrried but I think the fact that I started changing my diet and taking pills made my period late. Plus It's not as heavy as it usually is nor am I cramping as much....I would wait.

Good Luck

Answer 9

Go to a clinic for a test... they will be a million times more accurate... and if you are they will be able to tell you how far along you are in pregnance (if the results are positive)... as for the abortion situation.... I suggest against it, but it is a personal decision..... and if you do decide to follow through remember the longer you wait the more risky and expensive they are....

Good luck, hun.... sorry to hear that you are in that situation.

Answer 10

My best guess is that it's the change in diet that's causing problems, but this is really bugging you, I can tell, so don't wait--get a home pregnancy test and use it tomorrow morning with first morning urine.

Please don't abort. At least place the baby for adoption (I'd adopt him or her in a heartbeat).

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