Getting Pregnant and Your Period

You’re most likely to get pregnant each month during the several days when your body is ovulating, or releasing an egg into your fallopian tubes. Ovulation usually occurs from twelve to sixteen days after your period begins, but it can happen earlier or later as well, and can vary from month to month based on factors ranging from antibiotic use to stress. Just because you’re not ovulating doesn’t mean you can’t get pregnant!  A man’s sperm can live in your body for up to seven days-which means, that if he ejaculates in you when you’re not ovulating, conception is still possible.This means that, while it is unlikely, you can get pregnant if you have sex during your period.