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Chances of being pregnant

Hi. I am 22 and really not ready to bw a mother, so I'm freaking out over the possibility of being pregnant. The facts are: I have a usually regular menstrual cycle of 27 days, and had protected sex around the days of ovulation (I would say 3 or 4 times on days 10-13) and practiced the method of withdrawal the days prior (3 times on days 5-8). Now, at day 18-19 I experienced some brown spotting, which has never happened to me before, that I can recall. I'm freaking out over how possible it is that this could be implantation bleeding. Or if it is just rhe result of something else, such as stress or mastuebation or the beginning of a period that is coming early (havent had it that soon before, but during thw summer, because of the sun and the swimming, it has thrown my period a little off in the past).
Thank you in advance
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update: for completely unrelated reasons, today I had an abdominal ultrasound. The doctor didn't notice anything, when checking my uterus, only that the endometrium is thickening, which she intrepreted as a sign of impending period (day 22). Is this a good sign? Or would there not be anything to notice in the first place, because it's too soon for an abdominal ultrasound to show pregnancy
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So, first, I have to tell you that 'withdrawal' will not prevent pregnancy.  Men let out small amounts of sperm before the big ejaculation at the end and that small bit of sperm is enough to impregnate you.  So, don't do that anymore as you risk pregnancy every time you put a penis in your vagina unprotected. Brown spotting is old blood and yes, it can just happen.  That you are irregular though, you can't be sure that the 3 times you did withdrawal that you didn't inadvertently leave traces of sperm there that caused pregnancy when you ovulated.  I hope not since you say you don't wan this.  Timing is a bit off so I would not be hugely concerned.  I'm guessing you are not pregnant.  But if you don't get your period, then take a test to be sure. REmember, changes in routine and stress can make our period late so don't freak.  Let me know the outcome!
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