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Does Commencement Of Sexual Intercourse Postpartum Lead To Pregnancy?
Question: Hai doctor! My delivery date was 2nd July 2014. Upto I'm not getting periods but 19.8.2015 both would be in sex without precautions . So my question is now or hereafter I'm getting pregnant or not?
Brief Answer:
lactational amenorrhoea
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query to hcm,
After your delivery on 2nd july , you must be breast feeding your child and hence amenorrhoea or absence of menses is due to lactational amenorrhoea when ovulation doesn't occur and any unprotected sex during this period often doesn't lead to any pregnancy at all.
Unless the mess resume naturally, ovulation shall not occur and in absence of ovulation there can be no pregnancy.
but for safety purpose , get a serum beta hcg test done after 10 days to check for any possibility of conception in case of exceptions in cases of poor breast feeding practice. If the test is negative then you can safely assume that you are pregnancy safe.
Regards
lactational amenorrhoea
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query to hcm,
After your delivery on 2nd july , you must be breast feeding your child and hence amenorrhoea or absence of menses is due to lactational amenorrhoea when ovulation doesn't occur and any unprotected sex during this period often doesn't lead to any pregnancy at all.
Unless the mess resume naturally, ovulation shall not occur and in absence of ovulation there can be no pregnancy.
but for safety purpose , get a serum beta hcg test done after 10 days to check for any possibility of conception in case of exceptions in cases of poor breast feeding practice. If the test is negative then you can safely assume that you are pregnancy safe.
Regards
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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