Could I be pregnat?

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-15-2005
Could I be pregnat?
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Sun, 04-23-2006 - 2:28pm
Ok I think I should have ovulated somewhere in between the 16-19th, and on the 23rd me and my boyfriend had unprotected sex, with no birth control, and he came inside of me, what is the likley hood of me NOT being pregnat? pretty slim I'm guessing, oh also what are the estimated times of ovulation after the last day of your period? like how many days usually until you start to ovulate and your egg drops?
PLEASE SOMEONE LET ME KNOW, BECAUSE I NEED TO PLAN!!
iVillage Member
Registered: 07-26-2005
Mon, 04-24-2006 - 1:47am

The only way you will know if you're pregnant is to wait until a few days before your next period, and take a pregnancy test. If it's negative, then take another one a week or 10 days later. YOu can have a false negative, but not a false positive.

Everyone's cycle is different, and there is no way to know when you ovulate or ovulated.

What you should have planned was to NOT have unprotected sex, and if you don't want to get pregnant, then don't take the risk.

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-16-2005
Mon, 04-24-2006 - 2:31am

I would have to say that there is a good chance that you are not pregnant. Reason why I say that is the egg is only viable to fertilization, on average, for 48 hours after being released and according your time frame there is at least 72 hours difference.

Typically you will ovulate 10 - 14 days after the last day of your period. However any day that you do not have your period, you could ovulate. So in theory you could ovulate within 24 - 48 hours of the start of your period or ovulate right after your period ends. Therefore estimating from the end of your period is not always to most accurate or fesible way in determining ovulation.

I have found that there are two ways to tell if you are ovulating. The first is not always the most reliable but it is a good indication. About 24 hours after I ovulate I will get a clear, thick, and stringy discharge that is odor free. This discharge will last about a day and typically I do not need a panty liner for it. Anotherway I find is charting my body temperature upon waking every morning and a slight increase in temperature will indicate ovulation. However I find this does not always work because laying in bed when I need to get up just does not work for me.