Many believe that the onset of pregnancy during menstruation is impossible, and they calmly have sex without protecting themselves. But doctors, when asked whether it is possible to become pregnant during menstruation, give a different answer.
In most cases, doctors recommend that partners protect themselves during critical days, so as not to infect an infection in the first place. The likelihood of bacterial growth in the uterine cavity increases dramatically, since blood is a favorable substrate.
There is a risk of getting pregnant during menstruation, but it is very small. But if for a woman a possible pregnancy is undesirable, then it is necessary to protect herself in any case.
Doctors identified the following options when pregnancy occurs with menstruation:
- Sometimes maturation occurs during one menstrual cycle at once two eggs. Their development can be both synchronous and with a difference in a short period of time. This occurs in cases of genetic predisposition, irregular sex life, sharp increases in hormones.
- Violation of the hormonal background of a woman and an irregular menstrual cycle. As a result, it becomes impossible to predict ovulation without special devices and tests. Both early maturation of the egg and delay are possible. If intercourse occurs in the last days of menstruation, then pregnancy is quite possible. After all, the vital activity of sperm according to some studies can reach up to 14 days.
- It is possible to get pregnant during your period if you have been taking COCs before. But here the probability increases only if the reception scheme was violated. For example, a woman drank a certain number of pills and then abruptly quit. As a result, she begins to bleed with withdrawal. The chance of getting pregnant in this case increases dramatically.
- It is possible to get pregnant during menstruation if the woman has a short menstrual cycle. In this case, the sperm of the partner can wait for ovulation in the woman's body.
Causes of early ovulation
The main reasons for the onset of early maturation and release of the egg are:
- The consequences of abortion.
- Hormonal disorders.
- Emotional stress and prolonged stress.
- Climate change.
- Diseases of an infectious nature.
- A strong load on the body in the form of training.
- Harmful work.
- Taking certain medications.
- Early maturation of the egg of unclear etiology.
As a result, we can conclude that the likelihood of getting pregnant during menstruation with a regular cycle and a constant partner is unlikely. But if a woman has an irregular cycle, hormonal imbalance or other problems, then the risk increases dramatically.
To be calm and not think about the possibility of getting pregnant, it is best to use reliable means of contraception.
