on my period?

Question

I just wanted to know if I could get pregnant while on my period? I have never had sex while being on my period, but this time (well you know). He usually pulls out but this time we didn't. I am not on any pills. Is there a chance that I might be pregnant?

Answer 1

Sorry to tell you this but there is a possibility that you can.

Answer 2

Unless you are approaching menopause, you *cannot* get pregnant on the first 5 days of your period--*if* it is a period. (The only way to be *absolutely* certain is if you were charting and know you ovulated about 2 weeks earlier.)

You also cannot get pregnant except at ovulation. A woman ovulates about 2 weeks (typically 12-16 days) before her *next* period. However, sperm can live in the female body for up to 3-5 days if conditions are right (and only a few hours otherwise).

So...if you have short cycles and had sex on day 6-7, you could get pregnant. For instance, if your cycles are 24 days long, you may ovulate on day 9; sex on day 6 or 7 may be during the time you are fertile.

If, however, you have long cycles, *and* this particular cycle would have been long, you cannot get pregnant from sex during your period. So...if your cycles are 34 days long, you would ovulate on day 18 at the earliest...etc.

For more details, please read _Taking Charge of Your Fertility_ by Toni Weschler.

By the way, withdrawal is a lot more effective as a birth control method than most people think (see sources section below). If done correctly, only about 4 out of 100 sexually active women a year will get pregnant. The reason withdrawal is not recommended is that--unlike other birth control methods--you only know *after* using it if you used it correctly.

Answer 3

There is a chance, but it's slim. Usually ovulation is about 10-14 days before your next period starts. Sperm can live for 48-72 hours and still fertilize an egg. Usually, sex on your period is too early for the sperm to survive until ovulation, but not always! By the way, the pulling-out method is NOT a reliable birth-control method. If you don't want to get pregnant, you should look into other options.

Answer 4

There's actually a higher risk of you getting pregnant while on your period your more fertile at this time. So what are you gonna name the baby and are you hoping for a boy or girl?

Answer 5

no. well having sex during periods is not done at all.one never gets pregnant during periods and more than that fourteen days after periods is safest time to have sex without pills.

Answer 6

Yes there is a chance you could be pregnant, you have a higher chance of not being pregnant though. good luck

Answer 7

Some people do some don't it all depends on when you ovulate. Some ovulate before their periods starts some do it after AND some ovulate during their menstrual. So the question is.....when did you ovulate?

Answer 8

I doubt it... Usually you get pg somewhere between days 10-14.

Answer 9

my best friend got pregnant when she had unprotected sex while she was on her period.

Answer 10

yes you can get pregnant I did