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Irregular Periods, Unprotected Sex. Had A Miscarriage. Chances Of Being Pregnant?

I had my period on July 8 th or 9th which was a normal one then I had another about 7 to 10 days later and then yesterday I started again and it is light...Ive had unprotected sex and my cycles have always been regular and on time..I ve never had this happen before...I did have a miscarriage in April of this year....could I be pregnant?
Thu, 9 Aug 2012
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General & Family Physician 's  Response
Hi,

Welcome to HCM,

In a regular menstrual cycle of 28 days, ovulation generally occurs on the 14th day of menstrual period.

One can become pregnant due to intercourse, on or around the day of ovulation.

Thus you could be pregnant, if you had unprotected sex around expected date of ovulation.

In a women of child bearing age, the most common cause of abnormal uterine bleeding is pregnancy and its complications like ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage.

Other causes are hormonal imbalance, trauma, anovulatory cycle, infection(cervicitis, endometritis, vaginitis), uterine polyp/fibroid, P.I.D., cancer (of vagina, cervix, uterus, ovaries), certain drugs and bleeding disorder etc.

Detailed history, examination and investigations are required.

Thus you should consult a Gynecologist to establish a diagnosis and treatment.

Thanks for trusting Healthcaremagic and posting your query.

Hope you found my response to your query informative and helpful.

If you have further concerns in this regard, you can submit those with Healthcaremagic as well.

With good wishes,
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OBGYN Dr. Minoo Bhagia's  Response
Hello

Welcome to HCM forum

You should do a pregnancy test at home as well as ultrasound and blood hCG if required.

Best wishes
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Irregular Periods, Unprotected Sex. Had A Miscarriage. Chances Of Being Pregnant?

Hi, Welcome to HCM, In a regular menstrual cycle of 28 days, ovulation generally occurs on the 14th day of menstrual period. One can become pregnant due to intercourse, on or around the day of ovulation. Thus you could be pregnant, if you had unprotected sex around expected date of ovulation. In a women of child bearing age, the most common cause of abnormal uterine bleeding is pregnancy and its complications like ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage. Other causes are hormonal imbalance, trauma, anovulatory cycle, infection(cervicitis, endometritis, vaginitis), uterine polyp/fibroid, P.I.D., cancer (of vagina, cervix, uterus, ovaries), certain drugs and bleeding disorder etc. Detailed history, examination and investigations are required. Thus you should consult a Gynecologist to establish a diagnosis and treatment. Thanks for trusting Healthcaremagic and posting your query. Hope you found my response to your query informative and helpful. If you have further concerns in this regard, you can submit those with Healthcaremagic as well. With good wishes,