Did you also learn in school that you can’t get pregnant during your period? That’s not entirely true! Here we explain why.
When am I fertile?
ince an egg can only be fertilized within 6-12 hours (max. 24h) and sperm lose their ability to fertilize after about 5 days, you have 6 fertile days in the cycle on which you can become pregnant: 4 days before ovulation, the day of ovulation itself and the day after. The probability of conception is highest 2 days before ovulation. According to popular opinion, the fertile days would be cycle day 10-16 for astandard cycle of 28-32 days.
Why can you get pregnant during your period?
This is mainly due to the variability of the cycle! We were able to show that 70% of all women do not conform to the standard model. Their cycles are shorter or longer and yet perfectly healthy. Ovulation also occurs, just on a different day and almost never in the middle of the cycle. If you have short cycles with early ovulations, you could get pregnant if you have unprotected sex during your period! The female cycle starts with the first day of menstruation and ends with the day before the onset of the next bleeding. For example, if you have your period from cycle day 1-5 and ovulate on cycle day 10 (or even earlier), you can get pregnant if you have sex at the end of your period. In this case, the fertile phase starts on day 6 or earlier. This is because the sperm can survive up to 5 days in the woman’s body and the egg can fertilize for 6-12 hours (maximum 24h). So women with short cycles and early ovulations can definitely get pregnant with unprotected sex during their period! Here, the period and the fertile phase merge, so to speak.
With short cycles you can get pregnant even during your period
What are short cycles characterized by?
Short cycles are characterized by a cycle length of less than 25 days. Short cycles are also usually healthy and have ovulations, only these occur very early and usually before the middle of the cycle. In this case, the fertile phase often begins as soon as the period subsides and the ovulation day varies between the 8th and 12th day of the cycle. Only 8% of all women have short cycles. Are you one of them?
How do short cycles happen?
In cycles < 25 days, the first cycle phase, i.e. the egg maturation phase, is usually very short. Here, ovulation still occurs and a natural pregnancy would be possible. Sometimes, however, short cycles can also be caused by luteal insufficiency. Here, too little progesterone is secreted and pregnancy could not occur. Once detected, this is easily treated.
Getting pregnant with short cycles during the period
If you have short cycles with very early ovulation and want to get pregnant, you need to know exactly what your fertile days are! Most women still assume that they have a standard cycle and ovulate around cycle day 14. However, if you have short cycles with ovulation on cycle day 10 or even 8, you will miss your fertility window and pregnancy will not occur. To get pregnant, if you have short cycles with early ovulation, you may need to have unprotected sex as early as cycle day 5.
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If you have shortened cycles and want to use hormone-free contraception, you must already use contraception during your period, e.g. with a condom, or be abstinent. To support natural contraception as part of natural family planning, we recommend that you take OvulaRing daily and transfer data until the app tells you that the fertile days for that cycle are over. Only when your fertile phase is over can you have unprotected intercourse again.
OvulaRing ist auch für kurze Zyklen geeignet!
OvulaRing kann dir auch bei kurzen Zyklen helfen, deinen Eisprung exakt zu bestimmen und somit deinen Körper besser kennenzulernen. Mit OvulaRing kannst du genau herausfinden, ob dein kurzer Zyklus gesund ist oder ob es Anzeichnen für eine hormonelle Zyklusstörung gibt. OvulaRing erkennt Eisprünge mit einer Sicherheit von über 99% und kann dir Klarheit darüber geben, ob du regelmäßig ovulierst und wenn ja, zu welchem Zeitpunkt. Dein Zyklus wird automatisch und völlig unbemerkt vollständig vermessen.
Welcher Zyklustyp bist du?
Wir möchten dich dazu ermutigen, deinen Zyklus besser kennenzulernen, denn für uns ist klar: Der weibliche Zyklus ist auch ein Spiegel der Gesundheit einer Frau. Dazu besitzt jede Frau ihren ganz eigenen, individuellen Zyklus! Einerseits variiert die Zykluslänge von Frau zu Frau – von sehr kurz bis extrem lang. Andererseits können die Zyklen einer Frau auch untereinander stark schwanken. Finde mit OvulaRing heraus, welcher Zyklustyp du bist und wie dein Zyklus tickt. Dieses Wissen kannst du zum Schwanger werden, zur Unterstützung der natürlichen Verhütung oder auch für ein zyklusbewusstes Leben nutzen.
Quellen: Natürliche Familienplanung Heute
