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Q: Timing of ovulation

asked by: DoctorQuestion on December 24th, 2008

ok.
im 18 years of age.
i had sex with my girlfriend and i WAS NOT wearing protection.
the thing is, she said she just got off her period like a day ago and she says that she ovulates for like 3 days after her period.
For 1, is that true that she might be ovulating?

and is there any way that we can try to make sure shes not pregnant?

because if 9 months from now the baby would be born, and in 6 months from now, i'll be leaving for the united states marine corps.

please help.

please.

Replies(1)

Dr. Goce Aleksovski , MD

replied on December 27th, 2008

Pregnancy Q and A Answer A5170

Female ovulation can occur earlier than the usual 14th day. It may be even the 9th day from the start of the period. If her period lasts for 6-7 days, it is possible that she ovulates 3 days after her period. It would very easy to check if she is pregnant. You might use urine pregnancy tests, but to be completely sure I would suggest a visit to a gynecologist.

She also might have another period in time. But do not rely solely on this fact, because if the usual blood quantity during the period was only several drops for several days, then unusual bleeding during pregnancy might be mistaken for regular menstrual bleeding.

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