Top answers from doctors based on your search:
how many days can it take to get pregnant after intercourse
A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Robert Killian answered
28 years experience General Practice
Hours to days: It can take up to seven days for sperm to find the ovulated egg. There are no rules and nothing more to be specific with this ambiguous question. Wha ... Read More
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:
A 32-year-old member asked:

Dr. Justin Diedrich answered
14 years experience Gynecology
Pretty quick : You can get pregnant pretty quick after having sex. However if you don't want to be pregnant, take a Plan B which you can get without a prescription a ... Read More
A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Michael Traub answered
19 years experience Fertility Medicine
Depends: First sex must be around the time of ovulation when the egg is released. Then the sperm travels into the tube. About 4-6 days later if the egg is fert ... Read More
3
3 thanks
A 23-year-old female asked:

Dr. Stephen Sudler answered
40 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Yes, you can: Many home tests can detect pregnancy before a period is missed. If the period is missed, then test up to 2 weeks after the missed period. You can al ... Read More
1
1 thank
A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Danielle Clair answered
26 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Morning after pills: starting daily birth control pills after unprotected intercourse will probably not prevent pregnancy but depending on the type of pill you may be able ... Read More
1
1 thank
A 23-year-old female asked:

Dr. Alan Patterson answered
42 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Usually too soon: If it is + then either see if u miss your next period or do a blood pt to confirm , blood is more accurate.
A female asked:
positive test 5 days after intercourse, was i already pregnant or did i get a really early positive.

A Verified Doctor answered
A US doctor answered Learn more
Tests: are usually positive within 1-5 days of intercourse.
A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Wendy Askew answered
24 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Very unlikely: The sperm wouldn't still survive after 6 days in the reproductive tract, and missing one pill isn't typically enough of a gap for your body to initiat ... Read More
A 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. Christopher Bibb answered
20 years experience Pathology
Not unreasonable. : Several commercially available tests may be able to detect pregnancy at two weeks, but false negative may occur depending on the methodology of the ... Read More
1
1 thank
A 49-year-old member asked:

Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Yes, if not +: & still no period, you can repeat in a week with first morning void.
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:
People also searched for:
Connect by text or video with a U.S. board-certified doctor now — wait time is less than 1 minute!
24/7 visits
$15 per month