How soon ????

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-08-2004
How soon ????
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Thu, 06-15-2006 - 12:24am
Hi Im new to the board and I have a strange question for you guys.
If you have unprotected sex say three or four days before you start your period can you miss that period and be pregnant???? Or do you wait until the following month? Im confused about this and I can never seem to get a good answer. And how soon do you know if you are pregnant even without missing your period?
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-29-2006
Thu, 06-15-2006 - 9:18am
Hi. I hope I can answer your questions. The day you start your period is cycle day (CD)1. Many women ovulate around CD 14. You can be fertile for as alond as five days before you ovulate. Many women however do not ovulate on CD 14. It can be earlier or later. Once you have ovulated all women should start their period 12-16 days later. So, if you have a VERY regular cycle and you had unprotected sex 3-4 days before you expected your period chances are you are not pregnant as your fertile time has passed. However, a few things could be going on. 1) you ovulated later than normal this month and so your period will be later 2) you ovulated later than normal (actually 3 to 4 days before you normally would expect period) and you did get pregnant or you would start your period about 14 days after you ovualte 3) you ovulated at your normal time, had protected sex, but the method failed and you still are pregnant. Some tests can show + 10 days or so after conception. Some women will not show + until after they have actually missed a period, ususally 14 days after conception. Some women do not get a + for even longer. Hope this helps.
--Kristi