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Q: Determining paternal origin from testing and period dating

asked by: DoctorQuestion on February 24th, 2009

i am confused on who the babys father might be... i slept with a guy on april 25 was the exact day but then got my period on may2, 2008 and my periods normally last 5-7 days. and the ont other guys i slept with after was my boyfriend and my due date is march 2 and i still have not had my son yet. Can u help me please is the babys father my boyfriend or is it the guy i slept with on april 25, 2008

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Dr. Andrijana Shterjovska , MD

replied on February 26th, 2009

Pregnancy Q and A Answer A5878

If you really had your period on May 2nd, then the father of your baby is your boyfriend. You can not have your period after conception, because the hormones in the organism shift in order to ready the female body for pregnancy. This fact solely would eliminate the first partner you had intercourse with on April 25th as the potential father.

Of course, the most exact test to determine who the father is, would be DNA-testing.

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