I can’t get pregnant while on my period right?

[Anonymous]

Ovulation is 2 weeks after period, so there’s no way I can get pregnant now right?

[Anonymous]

While it's unlikely, sperm does live very long. My body does extraordinary things to get pregnant.

I've had:
Periods start within 24 hours of starting sexual activity with a new partner
Ovulation happen immediately after having sex (when I didn't have sex before that)
Period seem to start then stop and got immediately pregnant

I've also gotten pregnant once without trying and 3 times in the first month. So I would never, ever risk natural family planning.

[Anonymous]

Wrong.

[Anonymous]

You can ovulate at any point in month. I also got pregnant during what was supposed to be my infertile window.

[Anonymous]

It's very unlikely but possible.

1) What the pp mentioned about her period seeming to start but then stopped wasn't her period. Breakthrough bleeding can be confusing. Unless you've been tracking ovulation very carefully and can confirm that ovulation has already occurred, breakthrough bleeding and an actual period may look similar. If you are very regular, the chance of confusing these two without ovulation tracking (and doing it well, like having taken a class or having a mentor) is smaller, but there's still more room for error there.

2) Sperm can live around five days. If you ovulate early in your cycle, your the last days if your period could still be within your fertile window (e.g. sex on day 4 and ovulation on day 9). That would be a very short cycle (because the luteal phase is, in the absence of fertility issues, is generally consistent so you may have a good hunch as to whether this is likely to be the case. But even if you do have regular, normal to longer length cycles, there can still be some variance.

I'm not sure why you're asking this, OP. If this is a "before" type of question, and you want to know how risky sex is, there is some risk here. Not a lot, but it is possible to get pregnant this way.

If this is an "after" type of question, I personally wouldn't worry about it. Yes on testing later, because it's a real possibility, but it really isn't something to spend a lot of time thinking about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's very unlikely but possible.

1) What the pp mentioned about her period seeming to start but then stopped wasn't her period. Breakthrough bleeding can be confusing. Unless you've been tracking ovulation very carefully and can confirm that ovulation has already occurred, breakthrough bleeding and an actual period may look similar. If you are very regular, the chance of confusing these two without ovulation tracking (and doing it well, like having taken a class or having a mentor) is smaller, but there's still more room for error there.

2) Sperm can live around five days. If you ovulate early in your cycle, your the last days if your period could still be within your fertile window (e.g. sex on day 4 and ovulation on day 9). That would be a very short cycle (because the luteal phase is, in the absence of fertility issues, is generally consistent so you may have a good hunch as to whether this is likely to be the case. But even if you do have regular, normal to longer length cycles, there can still be some variance.

I'm not sure why you're asking this, OP. If this is a "before" type of question, and you want to know how risky sex is, there is some risk here. Not a lot, but it is possible to get pregnant this way.

If this is an "after" type of question, I personally wouldn't worry about it. Yes on testing later, because it's a real possibility, but it really isn't something to spend a lot of time thinking about.

Ack, sorry about all the typos from my phone. Hope it still makes sense.

[Anonymous]

I’ve gotten pregnant 3 times using a combination of natural family planning and pullout methods. You’d think we would have learned after the first couple times, ha. Bodies wanna have babies and they’ll do weird things to get them.

If you’re asking if it’s okay to have unprotected sex, no, there’s never a time guaranteed you won’t get pregnant. If you’ve already had it, get Plan B ASAP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wrong.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can ovulate at any point in month. I also got pregnant during what was supposed to be my infertile window.

One lady I knew couldn't get pregnant despite careful planning and timing. Turns out she was releasing an egg during the last 2 days of her period. Rare, yes. Possible, yes Ever a safe time, no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can ovulate at any point in month. I also got pregnant during what was supposed to be my infertile window.

One lady I knew couldn't get pregnant despite careful planning and timing. Turns out she was releasing an egg during the last 2 days of her period. Rare, yes. Possible, yes Ever a safe time, no.

Did she get pregnant using without fertility treatments after she found that out? Sounds like she had a luteal phase defect. (Not saying OP is right to assume she's ok---she's not.)

[Anonymous]

Go get Plan B tonight, OP. Or go make the guy get it and bring it to you. 24 hour drug store

[Anonymous]

Don’t have unprotected sex. Just don’t. Use a condom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ovulation is 2 weeks after period, so there’s no way I can get pregnant now right?

+1 on the unlikely, but not impossible, and “wrong” sentiments.
This isn’t always true, and there are some factors that make it less true in some cases than in others.

[Anonymous]

Even perfectly calibration machines malfunction from time to time, and the human reproductive system is not a perfectly calibrated machine -- far from it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can ovulate at any point in month. I also got pregnant during what was supposed to be my infertile window.

One lady I knew couldn't get pregnant despite careful planning and timing. Turns out she was releasing an egg during the last 2 days of her period. Rare, yes. Possible, yes Ever a safe time, no.

Well, if she had a long period and a short cycle, this makes a lot of sense. we base all this cr*p, like we do about medications on men’s bodies, and on the mythical, textbook perfect 28 day cycle. While I’ve been that at some points in my life, it’s certainly not been always, and isn’t for so many women I know,