Pregnancy is a natural, but large, change for your body that does increase stress on your body. It causes physical, hormonal, and other changes to your body that can have lasting effects on your body, including putting stress on your body that can have negative effects in the long-run. However, like stated, pregnancy is natural and your body is made to adapt to it. While it can have lasting impacts, like any major bodily change, it is a natural process for your body. To make

If you miss your period, you can get a pregnancy test to see if you are pregnant. If you are on birth control, you may not get a period, depending on the type, so be sure to talk with your doctor so you know the effects. If you recently had sex and are concerned about pregnancy, but have not missed a period yet, do NOT test for pregnancy, as the test will not be able to tell you yet and will likely be negative. Once you have missed your period, you can use a pregnancy test to

Sex, especially penetrative sex, such as when a penis is inserted into a vagina, can cause some slight discomfort or extra discharge the following day. This may be because of the friction caused by sex, which can cause irritation in the vagina or genital area. Extra discharge may also be normal, from your body producing lubrication during sex. If these symptoms continue, or get worse, you should talk with your doctor. While these symptoms could also indicate something like an

No, you cannot get pregnant from swallowing cum (ejaculate from a penis). To get pregnant, the semen in the sperm has to enter the female reproductive organs and fertilize the egg. The only entrance to the uterus is through the vagina. If you swallow cum, then it will simply go through your digestive track and your body will get rid of it. Your digestive track is is not connected to your reproductive organs, so you will not get pregnant. To learn more about pregnancy, visit..

If you want to know if you are fertile (able to produce a baby), you would need to see a doctor to confirm. They can run tests, on male and female patients, to see if you are fertile. For people with vaginas, having a regular menstrual cycle (bleeding about once a month) while not on birth control is a good indication that you may be fertile. However, without a fertility test, you will not be able to know for sure. If you have concerns, please visit your doctor!

No, you do not have to have vaginal discharge for you to have an STI! In fact, many people who have STIs have no symptoms at all, or have symptoms much later after picking up the STI. Because you could have an STI with no symptoms, it is important to get tested regularly! You can get tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea (2 common STIs) with free, at-home testing at violetproject.org/the-violet-kit, or visit your doctor, or a local STI testing site, to get more extensive testing