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If I have sex (unprotected) 5 days after my period ends, can I get pregnant?
If my period finish tuesday and I have sex sunday unprotected can I get pregnant.
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Yes definitely. I would take a test to be sure. No matter what time unprotected sex=chance to get pregnant.
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Yes. It's actually one of the higher-probability times.
You have somewhere between 28-31 days between your periods, and 3-7 days on your period. You are ovulating approximately in the middle of this cycle, around day 14 for the average cycle, although the exact time you are ovulating has a significant range. You are most likely to get pregnant during the 6-day window around ovulation.
If the egg isn't fertilized, it degrades, your estrogen and other hormone levels drop, and the egg is released at the start of your period along with menstrual blood and other material. So the least likely time to get pregnant (almost no chance) is actually when you're ON your period. Even that's not fail-safe though, especially if you have irregular or short cycles.
Now, sperm can live in the vagina and uterus for as many as 7 days. So if you have sex 5 days after your period, add 7 days to account for the time the sperm could possibly be alive, and you're at 12 days after your period -- definitely within your ovulation window.
My advice, don't risk it, use some form of protection. I've never used anything other than condoms (I don't like taking the idea of additional hormones from things like the pill or the patch) in 7 years of being sexually active and haven't had a problem. But there's always the pill, patch, intra-uterine device, contraceptive films, foams, spermicide ... all sorts of birth control. Condoms have the added advantage of providing some protection against STDs.
As an added note, if you ever DO have unprotected sex or a condom breaks, do NOT use a douche, this can provide an easy ride for any sperm in your vagina into your uterus. Take the morning-after pill. But I wouldn't make a habit out of that, because of the high levels of hormones involved and the nausea, headaches, diarrhea, etc as side-effects.
Also, I've been assuming this is not the first time you will be having sex, but if it is: PLEASE make sure you're ready for it, and the guy you're with isn't an immature as$hole and you won't look back and regret it later. Consider talking to friends, older siblings, or your parents first ... it's important to feel very comfortable and secure if it's your first time.
Hope this helps,
Pollux
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