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How To Ascertain The Right Man As The Father Of The Child?
Hi, I m nearly 18 wks pregnant. My last period started on the 17th July and i average a 32 day cycle. I had unprotected sex on the 18th day of my cycle which works out as my ovulation day, however 10 days later, (3 days before i was due on) I got very drunk on a night out and a male friend took me home, I can t remember what happened and haven t seen him since. I realised 6 days after that night i was 3 days late on my period so did a test which came up positive straight away. I m pretty sure from what I ve looked into that the guy i slept with on my ovulation is the father however im having a problem getting this other person out of my head!! what do you think?
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Hallow Dear,
If you recall about the fertility period, it is about 10 days around the day of ovulation and the day of ovulation is 14 days before next expected menses. your cycles are of 32 days. hence day 18 would be the day of ovulation. you had unprotected intercourse on that day; so that intercourse is most likely to be responsible for this pregnancy.
Moreover, the other unprotected intercourse you had with someone else was just 3 days before the expected menses. it is most unlikely to have the egg still alive till that day since the egg has life of only 24 hours.
so, in my opinion, the person with whom you had sex on day 18 should be the father of this child.
Still, if you want confirmation, may be for legal purpose, you may opt for DNA test.
I hope this helps you.
Dr. Nishikant
If you recall about the fertility period, it is about 10 days around the day of ovulation and the day of ovulation is 14 days before next expected menses. your cycles are of 32 days. hence day 18 would be the day of ovulation. you had unprotected intercourse on that day; so that intercourse is most likely to be responsible for this pregnancy.
Moreover, the other unprotected intercourse you had with someone else was just 3 days before the expected menses. it is most unlikely to have the egg still alive till that day since the egg has life of only 24 hours.
so, in my opinion, the person with whom you had sex on day 18 should be the father of this child.
Still, if you want confirmation, may be for legal purpose, you may opt for DNA test.
I hope this helps you.
Dr. Nishikant
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