The short answer is that it depends. However, You will need to know the length of your typical cycle. To figure this out, it's best to keep track on a calendar for at least six months or a year. You may not experience an exact number of days between the first day of your period from month to month, but chances are, you'll fall into a regular pattern that you can recognize. One cycle may be 29 days for you, while the next might be 30. Keeping track of your start date is not only a smart way to identify your probable ovulation date, it also helps to have the information for your gynecologist when you go in for checkups. Although ovulation is when your egg is released from your ovary, if you have unprotected sexual intercourse up to a week before you ovulate, you can still get pregnant. This is because sperm can live in a woman's body for up to five to seven days. The answer to how long after your period can you get pregnant will depend on the length of your menstrual cycle, but also on when you have intercourse during the month. If sperm survive optimal conditions in the vaginal canal, a woman with a 28-day cycle could possibly create the conditions to conceive right after her period. There is really no "safe" time when you're dealing with fertile adults. Younger women and women approaching menopause need to be especially careful because their cycles are often irregular.
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Nov 21, 2010 06:42 PM
