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What Are The Symptoms Of Pregnancy?
Question: My boyfriend and I have unprotected sex, my period is suppose to start in about 4 days. Today I am experiencing very light breast tenderness, and low right side pain. My breasts do get very tender before and during my period. Could I be pregnant?
Brief Answer:
Please do pregnancy test if no periods happen even after 10 days from today
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for writing in to us.
I have read through your query in detail.
Please find my observations below.
1. Light breast tenderness and right side pain is a non specific sign of pregnancy and not reliable or confirming. It is most likely due to the approaching periods.
2. Please wait for your upcoming periods and it should most likely happen in 4 days time.
3. If your periods do not happen even 7 days after the expected date then please do a home pregnancy test.
4. Home pregnancy test is most accurate when done at least 15 days after probable unprotected sexual intercourse. Considering 15 days are over since the probable unprotected sex and if you do not get periods even after 10 days from today then please do a home pregnancy test for confirmation of pregnancy.
Hope this answers your question. Please feel free to correct any oversight in my interpretation of your problems and discuss them in detail as per your requirements.
Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
Dr.Vivek
Please do pregnancy test if no periods happen even after 10 days from today
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for writing in to us.
I have read through your query in detail.
Please find my observations below.
1. Light breast tenderness and right side pain is a non specific sign of pregnancy and not reliable or confirming. It is most likely due to the approaching periods.
2. Please wait for your upcoming periods and it should most likely happen in 4 days time.
3. If your periods do not happen even 7 days after the expected date then please do a home pregnancy test.
4. Home pregnancy test is most accurate when done at least 15 days after probable unprotected sexual intercourse. Considering 15 days are over since the probable unprotected sex and if you do not get periods even after 10 days from today then please do a home pregnancy test for confirmation of pregnancy.
Hope this answers your question. Please feel free to correct any oversight in my interpretation of your problems and discuss them in detail as per your requirements.
Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
Dr.Vivek
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
The pain on my right lower side is by my hip, and comes and goes. It's a dull pain. My breasts are only tender by the nipples, and when they are stimulated. What are my chances of pregnancy? Could I be ovulating? My period is suppose to come in about 4 days.
Brief Answer:
Unlikely to be ovulating right now, please wait and watch for your periods
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for writing back with an update.
1. The symptoms described are not confirmatory of pregnancy. Since you have mentioned about similar symptoms appearing just before your periods, therefore these could just be premenstrual symptoms and you possibly could have a period in 4 days.
2. Pregnancy chances increase with the number of times you have had unprotected sexual intercourse with your partner. This probability is higher if there was sexual intercourse around the time of ovulation, when you were most fertile. This however does not mean that you cant have a pregnancy by having sex at other times.
3. If your periods are expected in 4 days then the possible date of ovulation is around 14 days before the onset of periods, that is 10 days back counting from today. If you have regular periods then ovulation is unlikely at the moment.
4. If you and your partner had unprotected sex approximately 10 days back and there have had more than one sexual session then the chances of having a pregnancy are more.
5. In early pregnancy, there may not be any specific signs till about 6 weeks since the last period or even more. Please wait for your periods as expected in 4 days time and if they dont happen even after a week from the expected date then do a home pregnancy test.
Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
Dr.Vivek
Unlikely to be ovulating right now, please wait and watch for your periods
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for writing back with an update.
1. The symptoms described are not confirmatory of pregnancy. Since you have mentioned about similar symptoms appearing just before your periods, therefore these could just be premenstrual symptoms and you possibly could have a period in 4 days.
2. Pregnancy chances increase with the number of times you have had unprotected sexual intercourse with your partner. This probability is higher if there was sexual intercourse around the time of ovulation, when you were most fertile. This however does not mean that you cant have a pregnancy by having sex at other times.
3. If your periods are expected in 4 days then the possible date of ovulation is around 14 days before the onset of periods, that is 10 days back counting from today. If you have regular periods then ovulation is unlikely at the moment.
4. If you and your partner had unprotected sex approximately 10 days back and there have had more than one sexual session then the chances of having a pregnancy are more.
5. In early pregnancy, there may not be any specific signs till about 6 weeks since the last period or even more. Please wait for your periods as expected in 4 days time and if they dont happen even after a week from the expected date then do a home pregnancy test.
Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
Dr.Vivek
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