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If you have sex, are you pregnant that day and start counting that as conception, implantation, and fertilization. how long does it take ?

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From menses: Ovulation normally occurs two weeks after the first day of menses. As long as sperm is present at that time, fertilization happens right after ovulation. Implantation happens about 5 days later.

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Answered 10/31/2020

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