Bet you haven't heard a story like this before...
As a Christian, I have so far been able to keep to my decision to wait until marriage before having sex. However... last year my boyfriend and I went a little further than we'd planned for. Although we didn't have intercourse, he came quite close to me when we were fooling around, & after being regular & on time or early for my period every month since I was 13, this month I was late, feeling nauseous, breasts a lot more swollen & sore than usual for that time of month. I didn't take a pregnancy test because it hadn't been long enough for me to completely freak out yet, & 4-5 days after I was due, I did get my period, but it was more painful than usual & quite gluggy, clot like blood. I've since heard about chemical pregnacies and looking back at symptims, although it's highly unlikely without actually having intercourse (must have been the worst luck in the world!), I believe I probably miscarried (not sure if there's any way to test if you've ever been pregnant after you've miscarried, rather than taking a pregnancy test beforehand?). My question though is more around pap smears. Up until now I've chosen not to have one as I've never actually had intercourse yet. Should I be getting one, given that I may have possibly been pregnant in the past, even though I haven't actually had sex? Should I be 'cleared out' or does the body do this itself after a miscarriage... if that's what I did have?? I'm a bit of a health freak and know my body pretty well which is why I feel I probably was pregnant because My body definitely felt different for about a week & I've not felt like that since. I never went to the doctor and followed it up once I got my period.
So to summarise a guess my questions are 1. Is there anyway to find out if I was pregnant or not? And 2. Should I start having Pap smears yet or should I wait until I'm completely sexually active? Thank-you for your consideration.