I'm Starting To Feel Like An ATM

[kimmi]

Menstrual cycle of a woman takes 28 to 35 days and it also depends if she had a regular or irregular cycle..Its too early for her to tell that she might be pregnant Waiguren..

and I think Kuya Peter has said it all already..

[Juana]

HI wai..! Women have different cycles. Those who are considered "regular" could have 21-days and some has 28-day cycle or even a bit longer. "Irregular" are just not predictable.
As you said that she ended her last period on march 1, as what everybody said...it is really too soon to tell.
If still in doubt, ask her to go to a laboratory to have her urine or blood taken for pregnancy test. For urine testing, most labs in the phils. would just do a normal pregnancy kit as what u get from the pharmacy. Testing in blood for beta-hcg (hormone that is produced in pregnancy) may be more accurate.
B-hcg normally is detectable (when pregnant) 3 wks from last menstruation then the concentration goes higher as the pregnancy progresses.
It is by the way the same hormone as what u detect in urine. She could have done it wrong or the kit could have been faulty.
If she still doesn't have her periods within next 2 weeks, then i suggest to go for any of these tests then ask for a copy of results after.

You do seem a nice guy who is being taken advantage by a professional scammer! Don't be a fool! Tell her to off!!!

[WaiGuoRen]

Thanks, JMR. Sounds as if you know what you're talking about. According to Wikipedia, a home urine test can possibly detect pregnancy 12 to 15 days after fertilization:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pregnancy

Then her claim could be sincere. But it's still too early to say. I'll call her later today, tell her to wait and see if her period arrives.

A valid question might be why she'd bothered to do a test before waiting a bit for menstruation. She claims she had an inkling about it, and that her complexion has gone bad with pimples--a sign she says. Yes, it could well be a scam, but the fact is I cannot know for sure.

To answer the question why I have even bothered when there are so many other more virtuous ones out there, I can only say, for bad or for worse, this person is in my life right now and I care about her. Call me a sap. And yeah, if she is pregnant, I certainly had an appendage in it. Call me responsible too.

As some might remember, I live in Hong Kong, which is a short flight away from Cebu. I have a three day weekend in early April. I'll try to get down there and see to this business first hand.