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What are the chances of pregnancy after having sex three days before periods?

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Dr. Divya Banu M

Published At June 3, 2019
Reviewed AtJanuary 11, 2024

Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

If a girl has sex 2 or 3 days before her periods without any precautions, should she be given preventives or would there be any fear of her being pregnant?

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If the woman is regularly menstruating, meaning she has regular monthly interval of 28 to 32 days, she will not get pregnant three days prior to having sex. Her ovulation would have happened midcycle and that would be her fertile cycle, it will be within days 10 to 20 days of the cycle. So assuming that she menstruated at day 28 interval, then her three days prior would be day 25, and if it is 32 day interval, it would be day 29. She will not get pregnant at that time.

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Dr. Donalyn S. Barcial
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Obstetrics and Gynecology

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