Brooklyn, NY
A 33-year-old female asked:
If i make sex 5 days before my ovulation day, could i still get pregnant?
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Dr. Ramon Garcia-septienanswered
Sports Medicine 47 years experience
I don't think so: You can have safe sex from the first day of you menstrual cycle until the 10 day and from the 21 day until next cycle
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Springfield, OH
A 20-year-old female asked:
If i had sex days 5, 4, 3 and the day before ovulation can I still get pregnant? What's the percentage?
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Dr. Alvin Linanswered
Geriatrics 32 years experience
Yes!!!: Best way to get pregnant is to have unprotected sex for several days before, during ; after ovulation as sperm ; egg can live for several days inside your body. Thus timing can allow for overlap to improve chances of becoming pregnant. Odds are 1 in 5 to 1 in 4 of getting pregnant during each cycle. Check out http://www.Babymed.Com/getting-pregnant/what-are-the-odds-conceiving-conception.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Can yiu still get pregnant the day after you ovulate?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Internal Medicine - Geriatrics 23 years experience
Yes: Ovulation usually occurs about 14 days after the start of your period. You are most fertile for the next few days but can get pregnant until your period starts again.
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United Kingdom (Great Britain)
A 29-year-old female asked:
Can you get pregnant 5 days or more before ovulation day?
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Dr. Alan Pattersonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 44 years experience
Usually not: Should too early as the sperm should only live for 72 hrs at the max, if indeed u did ovulate then and not before then.
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Atwater, CA
A 19-year-old female asked:
Is sex 5 days before ovulation day a good if I'm trying to get pregnant?
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Dr. Stuart Winkleranswered
Internal Medicine - Nephrology & Dialysis 50 years experience
Pregnancy: The best time to become pregnant is one to two days before ovulation. The egg lasts about 1 day once released by the ovary and sperm can last up to six days in your body. There is about a six day window for sperm to meet an egg. You should have sex every couple of days around this period to be sure there are always sperm in the fallopian tubes to meet the egg when it is released.
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Clinton Township, MI
A 31-year-old female asked:
Trying to get pregnant but what if I don't have sex doing the days that I'm fertile but have sex on the day I'm ovulating can I still get pregnant ?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Jeff Livingstonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 24 years experience
Fertile = ovulation: Your fertile days are the days you are ovulating. The timing of ovulation is how one defines the fertile days. Subtract 14 days from the expected date of your next period and that is the most likely day of ovulation
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A 20-year-old female asked:
If I had unprotected sex during ovulation, can I take a pregnancy test in five days? Since it is possible to get pregnant the same day of ovulating?
Dr. Susan Rhoadsanswered
Family Medicine 40 years experience
Too soon to test.: It's probably too soon to test. Check the directions on the pregnancy test kit and follow the directions exactly. Make sure kit has not expired. And... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
I had unprotected sex before 2 days before my ovulation window. Then 2 days before my ovulation & on my expected ovulation date. I took postinor2 immediately after having sex on my ovulation day. Can I still get pregnant ? I used withdrawal for all?
Dr. Yvette Kratzberganswered
Pediatrics 26 years experience
Low risk: Postinor-2 is an emergency contraceptive only. Postinor-2 is not intended as a regular method of contraception. It is used to prevent pregnancy when t... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Could I still get pregnant if onlyhad sex that one day when I got a positive ovulation test ?
Dr. Jeff Livingstonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 24 years experience
Sure: Having sex around the time of ovulation is exactly the way to do it to maximize your chances of getting pregnant.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
I had unprotected sex 5 days after ovulation. My boyfriend ejaculated inside of me. Could i still get pregnant?
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Fertility: One becomes pregnant from sperm left in the vagina during the five days before ovulation. Not after ovulation.
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Dr. David Dinhofer commented
Radiology 43 years experience
Sometimes it is hard to know the exact date of ovulation. You may want to do a urine pregnancy test to be certain.
Apr 30, 2014
A 24-year-old female asked about a 33-year-old female:
If i had unprotected sex 5 days before ovulation can I still get pregnant?
Dr. Vivek Huilgolanswered
Gastroenterology 37 years experience
Yes: Unlikely but possible. "female sperm" swim faster and die younger but 'male sperm" last longer. 5 days would be unlikely but possible.
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4.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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