A 23-year-old female asked:
How long does implantation take after conception?
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Dr. William Harrisanswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
2-3 weeks: Day 1 is the first day of menses; day 14 is ovulation day; day 28 is implantation day. Depending on the woman's cycle duration and accounting for variability it could be 2-3 weeks. Sometimes, women confuse 2 days of light spotting (implantation bleeding) with a period; when in actuality, their last "real period" was a month prior.
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Dr. Nikolaos Zachariasanswered
Maternal-Fetal Medicine 28 years experience
3-5 days.: Conception occurs within 24 hours of ovulation typically and implantation 3-5 days later in most cases. As a result, the most sensitive HCG assays will detect early pregnancy 6-10 days after ovulation - with later implantation of the fertilized egg being associated with decreased likelihood of successful pregnancy outcome.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
How long does it take for conception to happen and how long does it take for implantation?
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Dr. Richard Validoanswered
36 years experience
24hours and 7days: 1) Once ovulation occurs, the egg is susceptible to fertilization (conception) for about 24 hours, +/-
2) Once fertilization occurs, the time required for the egg to travel through the fallopian tube to the uterus and implant is usually between 7 and 10 days.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
What are the symptoms of implantation? And how long does it occur after conception?
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Dr. Jeff Livingstonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 24 years experience
Implantation bleed: Implantation bleeding is much more common on the internet than in real life. It occurs rarely and exclusively in someone who is pregnant. The only way to know if someone had implantation bleeding or just irregular menstrual bleeding is to wait and see if you are pregnant. If your test is positive then this was implantation bleeding. If it is negative then it is just irregular menstrual bleeding.
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Dr. Gerard Honore commented
Fertility Medicine 31 years experience
Agree. I'd say implantation bleed is rare enough that you should assume it's NOT implantation without having a positive test.
Aug 5, 2013
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