When you are having sex, pregnancy is always a real possibility. Sex, like other fun activities, comes with certain risks if you are not using protection, with STI’s and unwanted pregnancies being the most obvious ones.
If you want to know what’s the chance of getting pregnant if you had unprotected sex you have come to the right place.
Like others, you will hear many rumors about where and when you could get pregnant. For some women, the thought of getting pregnant is met with great joy and anticipation, while for others it’s a cause of worry.
This is why most women in the reproductive age or the ones who are trying desperately to conceive will have many questions or doubts about their chances of conceiving.
We will look further at this below to help you understand more about unprotected sex and pregnancy.
What’s the Chance of Getting Pregnant If You Had Unprotected Sex
There is a good chance that you could get pregnant nearly any time that you engage in sexual intercourse without using an effective birth control. This scenario is familiar to most women.
Pregnancy usually occurs around the ovulation period, the time when your ovary releases egg in the fallopian tube. If you are having regular periods, ovulation will take place midway between your menstrual periods.
Ovulation usually happens midway between the first-day of 2 consecutive periods, but this can vary from the eight day to the twentieth day of a 28-day cycle.
Researchers calculate the average risk at varying times in a monthly cycle of a woman, but you should know that your risk can be lower or higher.
You cannot know the definite time of your ovulation, which is why the researchers use the monthly cycle of a woman when calculating the average risk for pregnancy.
Figuring Out the Chances of Getting Pregnant If You Had Unprotected Sex
You are more likely to conceive if you have unprotected sex during the middle 2 weeks of your cycle. The time varies, but many women ovulate about day 14.
You will have the highest risk of pregnancy by having unprotected sex one or two days before your ovulation starts; when the ovary releases the egg.
This is a 30% chance. The risk of having unprotected sex and getting pregnant three days prior to ovulation is 15%. You will have a 12% chance on the ovulation day. [1]
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In the real world, large studies show that women who engage in unprotected sex during mid-cycle have a much lower chance of getting pregnant as the risk is around 5.8%.
This is because you will have a much lower risk of getting pregnant if you engage in any sexual relations on the ovulation day and any day besides the three days prior to.
Not Getting Pregnant After Having Unprotected Sex for Months
There are times when having unprotected sex is not enough for you to get pregnant. You could be doing this for months with no luck.
Thankfully, there are certain things that you could do to increase your chances if it’s taking longer than expected for you to conceive.
This includes doing thinks like monitoring your ovulation, using an ovulation predictor kit, charting your basal body temperature, as well as checking and observing your cervical mucus.
When you have an idea of your ovulating time, you can start to time your sexual activities around that period. If you are using this method, you must ensure that you are having sex 2 days before your ovulation day or every other day during the week of your expected ovulation. This will boost your chances of conceiving.
If it’s a case where you have been engaging in unprotected sexual activities for more than six months without success, you could visit your doctor or ob/gyn to know about the alternative treatments that you could use for fertility problems. There are several solutions available and they are very effective.
How to Know When You Get Pregnant
The most common sign of pregnancy after unprotected sex is missed period. However, this missed or late period is not a sure sign as there are many other things that can cause it besides pregnancy.
This includes using birth control that contains hormones, stress, sickness, improper eating habits, or too much exercise.
It is pretty common for teens to have periods which come later than normal or missed periods because it could take several years for them to have a regular cycle.
So, the best way for you to know if you are pregnant is to do a pregnancy test. These are easy to get nowadays because they are available at drugstores or health centers.
It is important to note that the home pregnancy tests are ninety-nine percent accurate if taken after you miss a period.
Hopefully, you will now know what’s the chance of getting pregnant if you had unprotected sex.
Do you have a question about your period, ovulation, pregnancy or other related topic? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Wondering if you’re pregnant? Try our Online Pregnancy Quiz and get a rough estimate of your chance of being pregnant.
Read this post to learn more about when is the right time to take a pregnancy test.
References
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1. http://www.thedoctorwillseeyounow.com/content/womens_health/art3356.html
Still didn’t get my period…
I guess am preg…
Woohooo…
Will do a PT on 5 april…
My boyfriend came inside me the 3 most fertile days of my ovulation and has done it before but I haven’t gotten pregnant in a year. I have a regular period but could I be infertile?
Hello, I have been trying to get pregnant for at least four months now. I got off of birth control pill in november and since then have been trying to concieve. I have been having irrwgular periods since getting off of birth control which i know is normal, but now it seems to be regular again. I just dont know exactly when my ovulation date will really be as you cannot tell when having irregular periods. the first day of my last period was march 19th and i am now off. i was just wondering when will my best chances of concieveing will be. Please help i just really dont know.
Hello,
The best way will be to chart down your period dates and see if there is a pattern. As this will take time, till then you can try having intercourse after 2 weeks of the first day of your period (considering your cycle as 28 days as that is the most common number of days in a cycle). The ovulation day is usually 2 weeks before the start of next cycle. See if it can help you. All the best!
Hi, my ovulation ended the 16th of march and I had unprotected sex the 20th and the 23th, are my risks high or low to conceive?
Hi Erica, by this info., you have a low chance to conceive. Good luck!
Hi I have been on birth control for four years and the doctor told me not to stop taking the pills. So I don’t really ever get my period. I had unprotected sex on Saturday and today is Friday and I will stop taking my pills to see if I get my period. Will this be effective enough to see if I am pregnant before taking a test? I wouldn’t know when I am ovulating.
Hi Kim. If you are trying to get pregnant, why did your doctor ask you to continue the pills? Is there any kind of medical condition involved?
Hello,
My last period was on 29th feb…my cycle 27days. My ovulation was from 10march to 15march I had unprotected sex on 9th 11th 13th 15th 18th 20th 22nd 24th…
Could i get preg?
Yes Sheen, there is a high chance. All the best!
Hello, I and my hubby trying to conceive from 5 months but not happening, so at least this month we are keeping our fingers crossed, as we had un-protected sex during my fertile window. But I don’t feel any difference when I am ovulating? Is it normal ? And I will be feeling lots of leg cramps before periods, this also is happening from last 5 months.
Read our post of how to improve your chances of pregnancy here http://womanjunction.com/how-to-get-pregnant-guide/.
Be sure to have those leg cramps assessed by your doctor.
Hello, i Had Sex On 2nd And 3rd Day After Ovulation. Is It Possible To Get Pregnant?
Hi. Yes it is possible to pregnant any time you have unprotected sex.
I’m 17 years old and I had unprotected sex last week on the 10th but I started my period started on the 1st- 5th my ovulation time started on 14th and I’m worried to the max. I know sperm cells die with thin 3-5 days and I notice when my ovulation day started the mucus was thick,creamy and dry discharge which is infertile but can I still be pregnant…please help me and give me an answer
Hi Alasia. There is always a chance of pregnancy when having unprotected sex. If you are concerned you should take a pregnancy test and talk to your doctor about your symptoms. Good luck!
hi…please help me out… i had unprotected sex just one time on 7th march.. my last period days were 15th feb and before that it was 18th jan.. after i had sex i bleeded from inside.. though it was not my first sex, and it has never happened before too.. but now my periods wont come.. and i am afraid if i am pregnant… pls let me know wats your point of view
Hi Jas, bleeding during sex can be because of many reasons including vaginal infection, so I would suggest that you see a doctor. Also, for pregnancy, please take a test to ensure the status. All the best!
Hi, the flmp was 26th Feb, i had unprotected sex yesterday 13th March and today i’m feeling amy breasts are heavy? Could dat be a sign of ovulation? As i am NOT trying to conceive yet..and not plannih to take a pill either.
Hello, yes there are many chances of the pain being ovulation pain.
I am turning 45 years old in this coming June. I had contact 4 days before my period… I have irregular period these past 3 years… Now I’m 13 days missed period. I took the urine test for 8 times and was all negative and 1 blood test turned to negative too. There is a white milky discharge this past few days. What does this mean?
My boyfriend and I had unprotected sex on Friday March 11, my ovulation day was Saturday the 12th. He didn’t pull out. Is there any chance I can be pregnant?
The chances of being pregnant would be high since you were ovulating at that time.
Hi I had my period on the 22nd of Feb and had been having unprotected sex since March 6. Is there any chance that I could be getting pregnant?
If you have unprotected sex especially on your fertile days, then it is possible for you to get pregnant.
Hello, I had unprotected sex with my boyfriend; we used a condom. We had sex this month 7th March and now my period is off, my last period started on 10th February 2016 & ended on the 15th February. Does it mean I’m pregnant? How can I understand that I am not pregnant?
I had unprotected sex with my boyfriend on the 12th and my cycle was ended on the 4th of Feb. Is there any chance of getting pregnant?
With a regular 28 to 30 days cycle, ovulation typically occurs on the 13th -16th day. What was the first day of your last period?
1 Feb was the first day.
If you have a 28 days cycle you were most fertile period from February 13 to 17, 2016. It is possible to conceive although you had sex on February 12.