Good And Bad . . .

Ummm, you need to have a pregnancy test. You should probably go talk to your mother about this.

You can probably find some statistics about miscarriages with a web search. I found one statistic that said 12% for someone your age.

I know you have probably heard this before...You really should not be having unprotected sex because pregnancy isn`t the only thing you should worry. There are lots of sexually transmitted diseases and you aren`t being protected from any of them (HIV, herpes, syphilis, chlamydia, etc.). Condoms are not really such a bad thing and you could always use a little extra protection against pregnancy at your age.

Marion,
I`m not your Mother, but I really want to ask? Why would you at 16 have unprotected sex? It is no secret that pregnacy is not the only consequence of having unprotected sex, I`m sure that you have had years of sex ed that this is pointed out. You are literally putting your life at risk each and everytime you do. As the former poster said using a condom really isn`t that bad, and if the guys are telling you it is not the same for them....then tough! It is your body and you need to be proactive. Please protect yourself NO MATTER WHAT!

I don`t know why this is on the wedding board- but here goes:

1. If a boy won`t use protection he does not care for you and you should not have anything to do with him. The other posters have already pointed out the dangers: don`t delude yourself. You are doing yourself no favors by engaging in such risky behavior. This shot can protect you fom only one possible consequence (and there are many).

2. You are too young for this. The fact that you started using this form of birth control and did not protect yourself for the first month while your body was acclimating to it is ample evidence. Why don`t you just back off from this destructive behavior. You will never get any benefit from it. The boy or boys you are involved with do not love you and nobody is ready to settle down- why risk your future. Concentrate on school and becoming the most accomplished, fulfilled, happy person you can be. You are not just a body- and that is how you are letting yourself be treated. Make the choice to take back control of your body (I know you think that`s what you are doing by having sex, but it really is the opposite).

3. What do you think of yourself, and what sort of reputation are you creating? Set this behavior aside for the time being. (There`s plenty of time for this when you are a bit older- and you won`t have to look back and cringe or say, "WHAT was I thinking!" a couple of years from now when you see some guy you let touch you in high school who has revealed himself to be a total loser- and what if people know about it- how embarrasing! Save yourself from that, it`s so sad!)

4. Oh, get to your doctor right away with your symptoms.