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A member asked:

Is it possible for a woman to ovulate but then skip a period?

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Specializes in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

If she conceives: Two weeks after ovulation a women will have a period unless she conceives, almost without exception.

Dr Cano and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/20/2012

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Hello. I had some kind of outercourse two days before my ovulation and there was certainly no penetration. I had my panties all through though he was naked. I eventually went on to miss my period which was supposed to come on 3rd February. But Ive b?

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Do you miss your period the same month you have sex on ovulation? But spotted a couple days the month before?

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Do you miss your period completely with no spotting or nothing the same month you have sex during ovulation?

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Hi, I've been using the pill for the last three months to try and alleviate painful ovulation cramps and I was intending to skip my period for this month but I've already taken the first two inactive pills, can I still do so?

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