What are the chances of getting pregnant during your period?

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• I have gotten pregnant while having my period. It is the misconception that bleeding ("having a period") is the end to a fertilized egg. While in most women the period is the result of the lining breaking down and "washing" away, it is still possible that the ovulation and unfertized egg are still in the uterus. It is still possible to fertilized the egg. If there's no conception it will eventually expel itself.

• The chances of falling pregnant while on your period are next to impossible because there isn't a egg in the correct position in which to be fertilised. Hence the period. But this doesn't mean you aren't pregnant but in most probability you aren't pregnant. But if you experience any symptoms then do a test.

• Same as any other day of the month.

• When aunt flow arrives, there is a small window (depeding on your cycle, 1 day - 6 days) after she arrives where the egg is not yet released. After the egg is dropped, you have the remainder of your period where you may not get pregnant.

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Very low. It is highly unlikely that she is ovulating and as the lining of the uterus is being shed it is not prepared to accept a fertilised egg. Not to mention the Egg can only be fertilized in the upper 1/3 of the falopean tube and it is highly unlikely that there will be an egg in this part of the falopean tubes at this stage in a females cycle.

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Yes although chances are slim it is possible

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Yes, you can get pregnant on your period, but it's not especially likely. Your most fertile days are mid-cycle.

Here is more input and advice:

• It depends. If you're really heavy, the sperm can get washed back out. Moreover, it depends on when you ovulate. Every woman has a different cycle.

• Unless you are charting your cycles and you know when you are ovulating then you can potentially get pregnant anytime. It's unlikely to get pregnant at that time, but it not a good idea at anytime to have unprotected sex.

• It's actually highly unlikely, because of the hormones involved to bring on your period are not conducive to ovulation, of course there is always a possibility, but it is VERY unlikely.

• No, you can't become pregnant during your period because there isn't a egg in a position in which to be fertilized. There isn't a egg because the egg breaks up and causes a period. So it's unlikely to become pregnant during this time.

• The egg does not break up and that is NOT why you are bleeding and if you think thats the reason you should go learn basic anatomy! The reason you ARE bleeding is because the lining of the womb starts to shed. This is your period and is considered the beginning of a new cycle!
  

• Absolutely, there's no safe time for a woman to have safe sex! Always keep that in mind!

• Yes, especially if you have short cycles. You ovulate about 14 days before your next cycle starts. You are fertile a few days before that. So if you have cycles that are only, for example, 17 days long then you would be ovulating on the third day or so of your cycle -- which for most of us is still period time. If you think you are pregnant, take a test. You can take one anytime after the suspected initial point of conception. However, it may not show the true results until 14 days into it.

• Yes, because sperm lives in the body for about 2-3 days. if you have sex for an example on the last day of your period and he ejaculated in you then the sperm would live for another day and thats bad because your period would be gone the next day. If you had sex in the middle of your period then you might not get pregnant. Some girls do some don't. Wait a week after your period and take a pregnancy test. Then wait another week and take another one just to be safe.

• Wow... The answer immediately above this one is misinformed. You can't get pregnant the day after your period you can only get pregnant on your (say it with me kids) "OVULATION CYCLE" thats when you have a mature egg ready to be fertilized in your body. The day after your period the chances of there being an egg is unlikely but any thing is possible. Woman are normally most fertile 2 weeks after there period. Sperm CAN sometimes live a week in a woman's body.

• Yes! You can get pregnant if your partner ejaculates inside of you, if you are not using any form of birth control (a condom, the pill, the shot, spermicide). Sperm can last/live for several days inside of you and ovulation can occur within a few days of the last day of your period.

• Yes, it happened to me & I felt pretty stupid about it; I told my boyfriend that he didn't have to withdraw because you can't get pregnant on your period. Needless to say, we had an unexpected surprise the following month. So yes, you can definitely get pregnant on your period.

• Maybe in your case but you CAN'T state that as a fact because all women are different.

• Yes, if you have a very short first-phase of your cycle you could be already ovulating whilst the last of your period is draining away. Young women (say under 20) tend to have irregular cycles because the body is still "getting into the groove" of ovulating and menstruating. The irregularity is in the time between the first onset of bleeding and ovulation. From ovulation to bleeding is quite constant at 14 days, but the first part of cycle varies all over the place. I suggest http://www.woomb.org for more information on the menstrual cycle and fertility awareness.

• Very rare that you will become pregnant if you have sex while on your period.

• Yes, because sperm can live inside a woman's body for up to 3 days. I was on my period on my wedding day, we didn't consummate until the following day. Our son was conceived the day after my period. My period then was lasting 5 days. I am on a 28 day cycle. So i believe it is possible. I think that you can get pregnant whenever mother nature says "YES".

• After searching online and knowing my own body, I know that you CAN in fact get pregnant while on your period. Just because it is considered "normal" to ovulate at a certain time does not mean that you do. and just because you do one month does not mean that you will the next month either. When I was 18 I was having a 3 day period every 2 weeks for 3 months. so when I should have been ovulating, I was having a period instead.

A Few Facts For Everyone:

1. Yes, sperm can live for up to 72 hours.

2. The Egg only lives for 12-24 hours.

3. The female ovulates on approximately the 14th day of her cycle, the first day starting on the FIRST day of her period.

4. Birth Control Pills can affect a woman's cycle (obviously), and can contribute to a woman becoming pregnant on her period(If the pills aren't used correct or if a woman stops using them, it could take a while for the body to get back into a normal routine).

So with these facts stated, let's think a moment... if a woman and a man have sex, let's say, on the last day of her period. And his sperm lives inside her for 3 days..that puts a lot of us on the 8-10th day of our cycle. And most females ovulate on approximately the 14th day, but let's say for whatever reason her body decides to ovulate a few days early. Well... then to me... it is possible to get a woman pregnant on her period, but highly unlikely. Of course the improper use of(or when a woman stops taking) Birth Control Pills can throw off a females hormones, and cause her to ovulate at odd times, increasing the risk of becoming pregnant during her period.

Every female is different. Everyone ovulates at different times and for different lengths of time. NOT approximately the 14th day of her cycle cycle.... that's a little naive to make that assumption. A nice way to know when you are ovulating is to just "look below". If you're beginning to have more cervical fluid down there, then you are beginning to ovulate or just finishing. The days where there's more wet fluid, it is assumed to be the day ovulation takes place.

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