 [ Symptoms ] four day period could i be pregnant  i am on birth control i had sex without a condom on 114 and i got my usual period however 2 weeks after being intimate i started feeling nauseous and getting pains in my lower abdomen i took two pregnancy tests a week later and they came back negative  i got my period again except it has been shorter i usually have 7 day period and i have not bled at all todayday 5 a few days before my period came i noticed my nipples get a tad darker and there is a slightly darker line around it [ Disease ] oral steroids do not cause hoarseness but they do reduce sinus inflammation which causes post nasal drainage this drainage often very thick can cause swelling and inflammation of your larynx resulting in a raspy sounding voice