Ok,If when you ovulate is the prime time to get pregnant.Than why is it that you can get pregnant at anytime in your cycle.What I mean is if a egg is released once a mo than how is it that you can get pregnant at anytime in your cycle?I am 24 and I have two healthy children and suffered a miscarriage about 2 mo. ago just trying to figure it all out
2007-11-16 12:26:16 · 10 answers · asked by what did you say 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
the sperm can hang out until ovulation... that's how you can get pregnant.. also some people ovulate at odd times...
2007-11-16 12:30:17 · answer #1 · answered by Mommyof3 BGB 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because women can OVULATE at irregular times, that's the problem. Women can take a good guess at it but can't tell for sure exactly when they ovulate, and coupled with the fact sperm can live inside a woman for several days after ejaculation then there's a pretty wide window of time during a cycle when conception is possible.
For example, suppose you think you will ovulate sometiem between day 11 and day 15 of your cycle - this means that could potentially be fertile from day 8 through 16. That's a long time! And what if you are wrong and don't ovulate until day 20? Or day 22? Or ovulate early on day 9?
I mean - just use protection EVERY TIME.
2007-11-16 20:32:07 · answer #2 · answered by TaniaP 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An egg is released once during a cycle, usually, but the egg does not exit the body immediately. It stays in the body for at least a couple of days. The time after the release of the egg is the prime time to get pregnant. But there is always a very small chance at any other time in a person's cycle of getting pregnant, because sometimes things don't always work perfectly.
2007-11-16 20:31:51 · answer #3 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't literally mean at any time. It just means you don't really have any way of being 100% sure when you're going to ovulate, and sperm can live inside the vagina for up to 5 days. It's just very risky to assume that you KNOW which days you can get pregnant.
2007-11-16 20:30:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some women, though rare, release more than one egg. Thats why there are twins. And not all people ovulate at the same time each month either.
2007-11-16 20:30:19 · answer #5 · answered by Amanda A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because, you could ovulate irregularly. Some women do NOT ovulate at all - others could ovulate right AFTER or just BEFORE their period - even if they have regular menstrual cycles.
So - you can get pregnant at any time in your cycle b/c you never know when you might ovulate.
2007-11-16 20:32:31 · answer #6 · answered by Kim B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The key word is "prime" It is a prime time during ovulation. But the egg still exist until you have your period.
2007-11-16 20:29:14 · answer #7 · answered by Jen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i always wanted to know that
school never give you enough info on it
2007-11-16 20:30:21 · answer #8 · answered by June 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So am I.
2007-11-16 20:28:52 · answer #9 · answered by Exitwound 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
idk & i don't like to have any kids but care to know:)
2007-11-16 20:34:25 · answer #10 · answered by hot_tamy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋