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am i pregnant: when exactly are my fertile days?
Te last day of my period was friday and takes 21 days till the next one comes. my boyfriend and i had unprotected sex on wednesday and again today friday? am i pregnant and when exactly are my fertile days?
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There's an old joke: What do you call a couple that practices the rhythm method for birth control? Parents. Seriously, for all intents and purposes, every day is a fertile day. Also, not sure where adviceman got his 85% figure from, but condoms are 99% effective if used properly. You may or may not be pregnant. Buy a pregnancy test, and if you aren't and don't want to be pregnant in the very near future, start using at least some form of birth control.
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I can't tell you if your pregnant or not. What I can tell you is your playing Russian Roulette with a fully loaded pistol by having unprotected sex with your boyfriend. In a moment I will give you some advice on the second half of your question.
There are two reasons fro using a condom during sex. First it offers protection from pregnancy. Condoms are 85% effective when worn properly. Condoms also are effective in preventing the transmission of many STDS and the AIDS virus.
Your boyfriend may be telling you something to the effect he doesn't like condoms because it dulls his sensations. Frankly that's tough. He is not the one who will have to carry a child, get an abortion or raise a child as an unwed mother.
When I was younger and dating the girls had a saying. "No rubber, no lover." It was appropriate at that time and still if not more so today. We did not have to worry about AIDS back then. Not using a condom means you are having sex with every one he has had sex with and every one they have had unprotected sex with. You are gambling with your health. If either of you are allergic to latex there are no-latex condoms available and if you are over 14 you may legally purchase them. (see below)
As for the second half of your question. I understand there is a kit you can purchase at the pharmacy that will help you find out when you are most fertile. For most women they are most fertile and likely to conceive a child 7 days after and 7 days before their period. In other words in a normal 21 day cycle the middle 14 days are your most likely days to conceive. BUT, there is always a chance you could be one of the women who ovulate at a different time of the month. Possibly right after or right before your period. There are I'm told women that ovulate during there period.
Your period as you know is the cleansing of the womb to make it ready for a new fertilized egg. Ovulation is the ejection of an egg from your ovary to allow the egg to become fertilized. These are two different and separate functions of your body that can happen simultaneously though generally they do not.
The best person to answer this question about your cycle would be your gynecologist. If you are over 14 you can by a law known as HIPPA make an appointment and see your GYN without parental permission or accompaniment. This law gives young people over the age of 14absolute medical confidentiality over their reproductive systems so that they can be open and honest with their doctor on medical issues related to reproductive health. You can even be prescribed birth control if you request birth control. Parental permission is not required. Look up HIPPA on the WEB
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The days that you're ovulating(your fertile days) are VERY rarely days close to before or after your period, so the likelihood of you being pregnant is slim. If you want to know when you ovulate exactly, here is a link that you can use to calculate it.
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