Is Pregnancy Possible Through Protected Intercourse After Menstruation?

Posted on Tue, 19 Jan 2016

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Question : I had protected sex on july 6th 2016 i dont know if the condom broke...on the 15th of july i had my period it seemed normal lasted til the 19th(until i read about implantation bleeding now idk) i had sex around this time ( pull out method) on august 12th i went to the er and they said i was 4 to 6weeks pregnant on sept 11 2015 i was about to abort the baby they said i was 8 weeks and 2 days( i couldnt abort her though) i went and had another ultrasound with my doctor on november 19th 2015 they said i was 18 weeks and a few days. They said my due date was 4/ 20/2016 and i conceived around the 25th of july..who is likely to be the father the guy on the 6th or the guy after my cycle? Please help desperate and ashamed!!

Answered by Dr. Nidhi Setia (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Intercourse on 6th would have resulted in pregnancy.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to HCM.
I can understand your concerns.

Implantation bleeding is different from normal periods. It is light in flow, brown to dark brown and last for only 1-2 days.

Still Considering your bleeding to be implantation bleeding, there are more chances that intercourse on 6th July would have caused the pregnancy probably due to contraceptive failure.

This would give the due date around 13 the of April and not 20th April.

Hope this helps.
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Nidhi Setia (50 minutes later)

Even if i had sex after my period...it was very heavy and lasted 4 to 5 days...my due date hasnt changed and they say everything adds up to conception on the 25th of july? I am 27 weeks as of XXXXXXX 20th 2016

I meant to say i had sex after my period on the 19th pull out method then went to the er on august 12th found out i was pregnant

Answered by Dr. Nidhi Setia (13 hours later)

Brief Answer:
First intercourse would have caused pregnancy.

Detailed Answer:
The chances of getting pregnant from second intercourse are still negligible. If we consider your bleeding to be your periods, the sex immediately after periods can not cause pregnancy.

So, in my opinion, the first intercourse has probably caused pregnancy.

Hope this helps.
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar