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How Can Pregnancy Chances Be Lowered?

My wife and I had unprotected sex about a week after her period ended, we have an app that says she s supposed to ovulate in 4 days. is it likely that she should get pregnant? If so, what steps can we take to lower the chances of that happening? Besides the day after pill
posted on Mon, 11 Aug 2014
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Hello,
I have gone through your query and understood the concern. She is most likely to have been in the safe period when the intercourse happened. Ovulation occurs two weeks prior to the onset of the next period and this is the fertile phase. The protective measures that can be taken are the use of emergency contraception either in the form of the pill or an IUD. Apart from these, you can wait for the next natural period and test for pregnancy if it is missed and plan further management accordingly. Hope this helps.
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How Can Pregnancy Chances Be Lowered?

Hello, I have gone through your query and understood the concern. She is most likely to have been in the safe period when the intercourse happened. Ovulation occurs two weeks prior to the onset of the next period and this is the fertile phase. The protective measures that can be taken are the use of emergency contraception either in the form of the pill or an IUD. Apart from these, you can wait for the next natural period and test for pregnancy if it is missed and plan further management accordingly. Hope this helps.