2007-06-12 04:31:36 · 22 answers · asked by lydia l 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
There's an urban legend that you can't get pregnant during your period. Because a woman's cycle is not 100% predictable, there is never a perfectly safe period as far as pregnancy goes.
Normally, your body goes through a set cycle. It starts with an egg being released from your egg sac and heading down the fallopean tube. It ends up in the uterus, where it waits to get fertilized by a sperm and turn into a baby. If that happens, then it latches onto the uterus wall and develops for 9 months, normal pregnancy. But if no sperm comes along, the egg and the uterus lining flushes away through your vagina, and that is your period. Then a new egg is released from your egg sac and the cycle starts all over again.
So on one hand, having sperm enter your uterus while the lining is being flushed isn't the IDEAL time for pregnancy. There isn't a uterine lining waiting for the new baby, there isn't necessarily an egg waiting there to be impregnanted. However, a woman's cycle isn't always that nice and steady - especially for teenagers and young adults. Eggs can easily be released at odd times. There could easily be another egg coming down the tube that is just waiting for a sperm, and the new baby could be there, waiting, when the next lining is formed for it.
Also, sperm are very hearty. They can easily last 5 days or more. So the sperm can simply sit there in the uterus, waiting for the next egg to come down the chute. When it does, they hook up with it, create the baby, and now you're pregnant.
So no matter what point in your cycle you are, if you don't want to get pregnant, use protection!
2007-06-12 04:48:44 · answer #1 · answered by Ladybird 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not a doctor but I have been trying to get pregnant and went to a fertility speacilist. The average time a woman ovulates is around 2 weeks after the first day of her period if you are regular. Sperm can survive inside for 2-3 days and some say up to 5 days. Example my last period was May 12, my husband and I tried on May 26 (2 days after my fertility appt.) and I feel I may be pregnant because my period was due on June 9. Now I am not saying to use this method for birth control but that is how the doctor explained it to me. Some woman do ovulate early but the chances of that happening the day after you period are slim.
2007-06-12 04:55:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people will tell you that the possibility of getting pregnant is always there, but at the end of your period it's unlikely. Most women ovulate about midway through their cycle (about 12-16 days after the beginning of your period). Next time use a condom or get yourself on the pill. Better safe than sorry.
2007-06-12 04:35:40 · answer #3 · answered by Mischele, RN♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You can ALWAYS get pregnant. That said, on your period the odds are pretty slim. You should always use protection, anyway. Better safe than REALLY sorry.
2007-06-12 04:39:01 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. According to what I've read that's about the best time to get pregnant.
2007-06-12 04:35:54 · answer #5 · answered by If the shoe fits... 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
anytime you have sex...you can be pregnant. Just that some days are easier to become pregnant.
2007-06-12 04:37:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sex=Chance of being pregnant .
end of story .
2007-06-12 04:49:13 · answer #7 · answered by Chante Alexis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Extremely doubtful and highly unlikely... Your cycle drops the egg prior to menstruation... Just Say No! LOL @;~}
2007-06-12 04:39:39 · answer #8 · answered by Shur-fire 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unprotected sex = chance of pregnancy (unless you're totally past menopause).
2007-06-12 04:35:33 · answer #9 · answered by merrybodner 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you are just fine. That was in the "Safety Zone" 3 days before & 3 Days after
2007-06-12 04:36:40 · answer #10 · answered by Babe 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋