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hey :) don't no if my above comment worked? the one about sperm?
October 31, 2010 - 11:44amThis Comment
Yes, your comment worked. And yes, women can ovulate earlier or later than 14 days. The 14 days is really just an average based on a 28-day cycle. That is why they say there really is no "safe time" to have unprotected sex if you are not wanting to get pregnant, because a woman's cycle can change unexpectedly depending on many factors such as diet, exercise, illness, hormones, etc. Hope that makes sense. Check out the EmpowHER menstrual cycle page for more information about what's considered "normal."
November 1, 2010 - 12:53pmThis Comment
hey i should ovulate on thursday and had unprotected sex today ( i am not on the pill we normally use condoms) is that too much off a gap to get pregnent?? I know there is always a chance but how big i don't know .
October 30, 2010 - 9:14amThis Comment
i started a new pack/strip of my pills last saturday and had sex on the monday only relying on using the pill for contraception. then on the following thursday and friday i forgot to take my pills. could this mean i could be pregnant?
October 30, 2010 - 3:30amThis Comment
Sperm can live up to about 5 days in your reproductive tract. I suggest you use a backup method of contraception until you actually take the pill properly for at least a week.
Any time you have unprotected sex you risk pregnancy. Since you missed 2 days in the first week, you are not protected. Good luck and thanks for writing.
October 30, 2010 - 6:53amThis Comment
Please help!!! I recently missed 2 pills in one week. I missed one pill in week 2 and one pill in week 3. The pill that I missed in week 2 I missed on Wednesday so on Thursday I didnt realize my mistake and took Wednesdays pill so finally on Friday I realized what I did and doubled up on Friday. Then again in week 3 I missed Wednesdays pill and doubled up on Thursday. I am just finishing my sugar pills and starting a new pack this Sunday and I am also seeing my boyfriend so I was just wondering if we don't use protection is there a chance I could get pregnant? I am on Cyclessa and I have been on it for 8 or 9 months now. This is the first time I have missed any pills. Please help! Thank you!
October 30, 2010 - 3:03amThis Comment
Hi Anonymous
Since you took the extra pills right away when you figured it out I think you should be safe. It's more of a problem if you miss several in a row and don't catch them up. Thanks for writing and good luck.
October 30, 2010 - 6:45amThis Comment
If i chart that i will ovulate in like 6 days is it possable if i have sex in the next couple days i can still get pregnent ( i know there is always a chance) as in will the sperm live long enough???
October 28, 2010 - 1:31pmThis Comment
Hi anonymous,
October 28, 2010 - 1:40pmI answered your question here:
https://www.empowher.com/community/ask/had-sex-day-ovulation-started-my-period-next-day-due-missing-few-birth-control-pills-c
-Christine
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I am talking about having sex on ovulation day hehe i ovulate in 5 days /? can the sperm live long eough if i have sex today/?
October 29, 2010 - 4:23amThis Comment