Miss Emily,

 i am a 15, going on 16 year old girl, with a boyfriend of 1year. Things aren't the best because a lot of people don't want us together so were trying to have a baby. We had unprotected sex for about a week straight, and I was two weeks late, but then started my period the day after i took a pregnancy test. After i stopped my period, we had sex a few diffrent days unpretected but plenty of times in those days. And now I'm three days late on my period, im irregular though, could I be pregnant?

----------------------Miss Emily's advice-------------------

Of course you could be pregnant! But I wonder why you have made this decision to get pregnant when you and he have so many strikes against you. Sadly, a baby may not be the answer to your problems. But, hopefully, if you are pregnant, you can handle the immense responsibility of taking care of a child; especially if your boyfriend, of one year, were to decide he no longer wants to be a partner, or father. I get many letters from pregnant teen girls, and teen mothers, and many are heartbreaking. I hope this will not be the case for you. If you are not pregnant, please reconsider your position on having a child. Drugstore pregnancy tests are reliable and can be taken within a few days after conception.