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What Causes Stoppage In Menstruation?
Hi,
My fiance and I had sex a day after my period. I had my period on November 25th-30th and I usually have 18 days before i start my period again.. It's been 4 days now that I haven't gotten my period. I was wondering if it's possible that I can be pregnant and would it be to early to take a home pregnancy test?
My fiance and I had sex a day after my period. I had my period on November 25th-30th and I usually have 18 days before i start my period again.. It's been 4 days now that I haven't gotten my period. I was wondering if it's possible that I can be pregnant and would it be to early to take a home pregnancy test?
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
Hallow Dear,
Considering 5 days of bleeding and 18 clear days before you start your menses, your menstrual cycle seems to be of 23 days. Then your day of egg release (ovulation) would be 11th day of menstruation. The egg is alive for 24 hours and the sperms are active for 72 hours. Thus day 7 to day 15 of your cycle would be fertile period for you. You had sexual intercourse on day 6 of the cycle, which is very close to the Fertile period. Therefore, possibility of conception cannot be ignored.
It is barely 4 days that you have missed your period. The usual urine pregnancy tests are reliable 8-10 days after missed period; earlier the chances of false negative results are high. However, beta hCG tests are very specific and sensitive and can give reliable results within 2-3 days of missed period. So you may opt for beta hCG test.
I hope you have got the guidelines to follow.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
Considering 5 days of bleeding and 18 clear days before you start your menses, your menstrual cycle seems to be of 23 days. Then your day of egg release (ovulation) would be 11th day of menstruation. The egg is alive for 24 hours and the sperms are active for 72 hours. Thus day 7 to day 15 of your cycle would be fertile period for you. You had sexual intercourse on day 6 of the cycle, which is very close to the Fertile period. Therefore, possibility of conception cannot be ignored.
It is barely 4 days that you have missed your period. The usual urine pregnancy tests are reliable 8-10 days after missed period; earlier the chances of false negative results are high. However, beta hCG tests are very specific and sensitive and can give reliable results within 2-3 days of missed period. So you may opt for beta hCG test.
I hope you have got the guidelines to follow.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
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