Can you get pregnant on your period?

Similarly, many people ask can you get pregnant right after your period or is it possible to get pregnant right before your period. read more

If you have a short cycle or long periods, you could ovulate right after your period ends. And since sperm can survive in your reproductive tract for up to five days, if you have sex during your period, it's possible that live sperm will be there when you ovulate, ready to fertilize the egg. read more

Short answer: It's unlikely that you'd get knocked up from having sex on your period—but not impossible. Unless you're taking birth control or have an IUD, which both prevent ovulation from ever occurring, ovulation typical occurs about two weeks prior to menstruation, somewhere between day 11 and 21 of your cycle—although day 14 is the average, Shirazian says. read more