Do you mean 5 days before a period is 'due', or 5 days before a period that actually did occur?
Yes, I will consult my physician. Also, how is the withdrawal method unreliable? Even when I'm not ovulating? Thank you for your answers so much.
Yes, five days prior to an expected period.
You cannot get pregnant without ovulation, even with a full ejaculation inside your vagina. You can only get pregnant when sperm enters your vagina at a fertile time. You only ovulate at a single point in time: when one of your ovaries releases an egg. However you are considered fertile for the preceding 5-6 days also because sperm can live in a woman's body for 5-6 days. So sperm reaching your fallopian tubes 5-6 days before you ovulate can wait there to greet an egg when it is released. You cannot get pregnant outside of your fertile time whether (or not) any method of contraception is used. The difficulty is knowing when you ovulate. It is obvious when your period starts, but not so obvious when you ovulate, although there are means of assessing this. That is why pregnancy dates are often calculated from the Last Menstrual Period.
Although the Cycle Days are counted from LMP, a period is the result of the ovulation process kick started by your hormones. Your uterus prepares itself for pregnancy, and when a released egg is not fertilised, or does not embed into your uterus (implantation), then your uterus gets rid of its preparation by shedding the prepared lining, and that flow is your period. That takes place about a fortnight after ovulation. Many women have a regular 28-day cycle, and would typically ovulate on CD 15, and be considered fertile CDs 10-15, and the subsequent period would start the day after CD 28. Those who have a regular 30-day cycle, and would typically ovulate on CD 17, and be considered fertile CDs 12-17, and the subsequent period would start the day after CD 30. Because your periods are not regular, you can know that your ovulation is not regular, so you will not know for sure when you are going to ovulate, and so will not know when you are fertile. On top of this, there is never a guarantee that, even with regular periods, the next one will be when expected. For one thing, stress can affect your ovulation.
Withdrawal is sometimes too late, and some semen can escape before withdrawal has occurred, and sometimes pre-cum can contain sperm.
If you ovulated 10 days later than expected, then that would mean that your period would be due 10 days later than expected, and the 5th day before the 'expected' period would actually be a fertile time.
Last night I just witnessed some bleeding. Could it be implantation bleeding? I heard that women can get pregnant at any time of the month. But I'm still not sure whether I just got my period or it's an implantation bleeding. I usually get cramps but I don't feel anything. First I saw a dark brown spotting and when I use the rest room there is bright red uterine lining that sheds. I would be bleeding heavily right now and cramping if it actually were my period but I'm not sure at all and very scared.
I've also been feeling slightly nauseated for the last couple of days. I'm very confused..
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It is just possible it could be implantation bleeding, but it also might be implantation failure. I would only now expect the embryo to arrive in your uterus if the egg were fertilised on 14th. I am more inclined to think that your anaemia is causing you irregularities. You have said that you could be far more anaemic than before, and that may be why you are experiencing abnormal bleeding. But I am not a doctor, and when you see your doctor about your anaemia (very soon I hope) you can express your concerns about pregnancy.
When you hear people say that women can get pregnant at any time of the month, that is partly true, but you have to think about what that statement may mean. You technically become pregnant at implantation, but usually the thought is that any day you have sex could lead to pregnancy; that is, any day you have sex could be a fertile day. In fact, with a regular 28-day cycle, in a calendar year every day number occurs at least once or twice, and often three or four times. So today is 21st, and there will be a least one 21st day of a month when you would be fertile. The term 'monthly period' refers to the fact that typically a period arrives every 28 days, or once every lunar month. It is not likely that a period will arrive on the same day number each month. But in any one cycle, whether it be 28-day, 21-day or 35-day, during that particular cycle you would only be fertile for 5-6 days. However, there can be times when even those who usually have regular periods find that a period may arrive later or earlier than expected. That would be because ovulation occurred later or earlier than expected. But if you actually ovulate on day 14, you will not become pregnant from sex on day 17. The uncertainty will be whether you did ovulate when you thought you did. If you had sex on 14th March, then that would be a fertile day if you ovulated on any of the days from 14th to 20th March. If you ovulated 20th, then a period would be expected 3rd April, and a test properly taken after then would be reliable. So while it is true that any time you have sex gives the possibility of becoming pregnant a number of days later, the fact remains that you must ovulate the day you have sex or up to 5 days later in order to have a chance to become pregnant.
The nausea could be because of your anaemia if you have B12 deficiency, and might indicate pernicious anaemia.
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Absolutely! Lol, will definitely consider registering. I appreciate all of this information because I am a very curious and slightly confused person. However, I would like to point out that I in fact have iron deficiency anemia (as far as I know). Is it possible to somehow develop B12 anemia as well? Maybe it's my poor diet. Earlier this morning I did have cramps similar to menstrual cramps so maybe it could be implantation bleeding maybe not? I told my boyfriend about it and he's telling me I'm stressing way too much. However, I do see that my period is lighter than usual at the moment, and it NEVER comes late (I.e, 27 or 28th day and beyond). What's the difference between implantation bleeding and menstrual bleeding? Why might you think that it might be implantation failure?
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A poor diet can lead to vitamin B12 deficiency. That would be in addition to your iron-deficiency.
It is sometimes difficult to tell the difference between implantation bleeding and menstrual bleeding, but usually the implantation bleeding will stop on its own, and be shorter.
It may be that your anaemia is causing your uterus to not accept the implantation, so implantation cannot take place, and that effectively becomes a miscarriage.
Because of your anaemia, which is probably worse than previously, you may have menstrual irregularities, so that previous cycle patterns cannot be relied on.
Also, because of the different things that could be going on in your body, and because of abnormal bleeding, it is best to see a doctor who can examine you properly and carry out tests. I can only make suggestions from the information you provide.
Your boyfriend may think you are stressing too much, but it isn't his body!
I hope this helps a bit more.
Take care.
Hello,
I had unprotected sex with my boyfriend on Sunday the 15th of March and he did pull out but he is not 100% sure he pulled out on time. I have a pretty regular period, it's usually every 20th/21st and I have never missed a period. For the month of March it is now the 27th and I have not gotten my period. I took a pregnancy test and it came out negative. Could it be too early for a pregnancy test? Oh and I am 22 years old.
I would really appreciate your opinion and help. Thank you!