Can you get pregnant a few days before your period?

Pregnancy is one of the most important things in a woman's life, and some women may experience symptoms of infertility, which is a matter of great concern. Some women often pay attention to the time of menstruation when planning their pregnancy, because it is easier to get pregnant before and after menstruation, so many women will refer to the time of menstruation when planning their pregnancy. Can I get pregnant a few days before my period?

1. Will having sex a few days before menstruation lead to pregnancy?

Under normal menstruation conditions, the chance of pregnancy during ovulation is higher, and the chance of pregnancy during the safe period is lower. If you are worried about pregnancy, it is recommended that you come to the hospital for a blood HCG test 5-7 days after having sex, which is more accurate.

2. Contraception during safe period

After sperm enters the female reproductive tract, it can maintain its fertilization ability for 1-3 days. After the egg is released from the ovary, it can maintain its fertilization ability for about 30 hours and dies naturally after 48-72 hours.

Taking a 28-day menstrual cycle (from the first day of menstruation to the first day of the next menstruation) as an example, the female safe period we usually refer to as "seven before and eight after" refers to: the seven days before menstruation begins and the eight days after menstruation ends. But this safe period is not absolutely safe, because ovulation may be advanced or delayed by a few days due to many factors. Therefore, you cannot take chances with contraception, and you must choose the best time to conceive.

3. Failure rate of using safe period contraception

The safe period contraceptive method is a physiological contraceptive method. Sexual life is carried out under normal conditions and satisfactory sexual pleasure can be obtained. However, if it is not strictly mastered or used improperly, it can easily lead to failure. According to statistics from relevant foreign experts, the failure rate of safe period contraception is as high as 14.4% to 47%.

4. Reasons for failure of contraception during the safe period

1. Since the time of female ovulation is affected by factors such as the external environment, climate, one's own emotions, health status and physical condition, ovulation may be delayed or advanced, and extra ovulation may also occur, that is, ovulation twice in a month. This is one of the reasons for the high failure rate.

2. Since hormones in the body can also induce ovulation, when two people have sex, if they are particularly excited, it will increase hormone secretion, which may lead to ovulation. Therefore, this is also one of the important reasons leading to high failure rate.