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History of irregular period; worried about pregnancy

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thrashkitten
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I use Flo, an app to track my period (not for fertility reasons, I have no interest in getting pregnant) My period in February was from 7-11, March was ~13-16, and at April 10, now I'm experiencing stubborn fat around my hips and stomach that won't go away (with diet and exercise) and spotting (which sometimes happens with my period, and I have PMDD with a lot of symptoms similar to pregnancy). I have protected sex, but I'm not on the pill because I hear it causes more weight gain and I've got a history of eating disorders (anorexia/bulimia) and I don't want to gain from the pill. All of this causes me unbelievable anxiety and makes my period even MORE irregular. 

1) could I be pregnant? 

2) should I just bite the bullet and get on the pill? Is there one that maybe doesn't cause weight gain as a side effect?

I'm sorry for this ridiculous load of information, I just have a lot of nonsense running amok in my head over this.

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