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[quote=Anonymous][quote=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.[/quote]

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

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