withdraw method used last night on the 14th day of my cycle...could i get pregnant?

Answer 1

hello shoebet, before i refer to your question , i would like to clarify the ovulation cycle in brief. the cycle is counted not on the last day of flow, but the day on which the menstural flow started. so if a menstural flow started on may 1 and remained for 4 days that is till may 4 the refernce date is may 1 and not may 4. thus on the basis of literature, ovulation ( ie expulsion of ovum from the ovary during which it is ready to be fertilised) takes place 14 days after may 1 and remains ready for fertilization for 2 days ie till may 16.

however in reality this day of ovulation is not a constant. it can be as early as 10 th day or as late as 20 th day. and there can be variation in the period of viability also. ie ovulation can occur in any day between may 10 and may 20 practically.

so the chance of a pregnancy in your case depends firstly on th day of your ovulation, which you may remember as the day when you felt little sick after the flow (increase in body temperature, restlessness etc. that too if ovulation had occured in you)
also check with respect to the date whether the 14th day you mentioned is 14 days after cessation of flow or 14 days after start of flow.

the another most impoprtant thing is the type and timing of the withdrawl. if you have done withdrawl effectively( ie before the semen was out from the penis and that not a drop has fallen in the vagina or inside) the chance of pregnancy is nill. you must understand that in a seminal flow, the initial part has very less sperms; sperms come in volumnous amount in the last part of the semen. that too pregnancy will take place if it was properly deposited deep inside the vaginal canal.

lastly if you still suspect a pregnancy there are very many methods to know it as early as 7 days. the most effective are immunological methods for which a gyenecology consultant has to be approached. easily available andinexpensive method of assessing urine sample can be done using pregnancy diagnosis kits available in all medical shops.they can detect pregnancies as early as 2 weeks.

may i also say that all the decisions you take must be after consulting a qualified gyenecological practitioner. thanks

Answer 2

Withdrawal is only about 80% effective under the BEST circumstances....you can get pregnant if you did not use adequate contraceptive methods...and pulling out is NOT adequate. Consider getting the MAP. Then consider getting some condoms or getting on the pill or something.

If you have to ASK if there's a possibility of pregnancy during sex, then you really need to reassess whether or not you should even be HAVING sex.
There is NO method of BC that is 100% effective ever...you just took a HUGE gamble....I hope Lady Luck was on your side this time.

Answer 3

Withdraw method is not really a method at all. You can still get pregnant. Esecially on the 14th day, you're most likely ovulating.

Answer 4

Uh yeah since the witdrawl method is only about 85% effective in the best of cirucmstances.

You can get preggie at any time in your cycle with just about aby birth control method. Some happen to be more effective than others from I.U.D's (most effective) to withdrawal (least).

Answer 5

Getting pregnant is always a possibility with the withdraw method...it's not exactly an effective form of birth control.

Answer 6

Yes, you sure can. Any time you engage in sexual intercourse, you risk becoming pregnant. The withdrawal method is not very reliable. If you don't wish to become pregnant, I suggest a more fool proof form of birthcontrol, such as condoms.

Answer 7

The possibility is certainly there. What really matters is when you are expecting your next period and count 14 days backward from that -- that's when you are likely to ovulate -- not necessarily 14 days in from your last 1st day.

If you're really worried and don't want to be PG, go get the "Morning After" pill or Plan B from your local doctor or your local Planned Parenthood. And don't delay.

Answer 8

Well yes. You can only get pregnant while you're ovulating and this was most likely in that time ... and withdrawing never worked anyway

Answer 9

Yes. I used the withdraw method and that didn't stop my daughter from arriving here 9 months later. Go and take the morning after pill ASAP. Hopefully it is not too late for you.

Answer 10

You sure can. It's called pre-ejaculation. Anytime you have unprotected sex, you run the risk of becoming pregnant. If you don't want to get pregnant, go to the store and pick up a box of condoms or start birth control.