Unprotected sex a couple of days before period?

[misfit4leaf.livejournal.com]

A frantic friend of mine wants to know:

She had unprotected sex about two days before the start of her period. She hasn't actually missed a period yet, but I told her I'd ask this fabulous community. The guy never came inside her. What do you think the odds are? I've tried assuring her but she won't listen to me.

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[mari-mac1109.livejournal.com]

If he didn't come, her chances are pretty minimal, especially judging by the time of the month. It's not impossible, but it'd be pretty improbable.

Basically, if he had ejaculated earlier that day and hadn't urinated before they had sex, there could be some sperm in the precum, but those few sperm would have to live in her vagina until she ovulated again and then fertilize the egg. So, possible, but definitely unlikely.

[brightflight.livejournal.com]

Assuring her of what, exactly? Googling the statistics is unbelievably easy; if you're talking about reassuring her that everything will be "okay," then I think Plan B and a pregnancy test later on when appropriate is a much smarter choice than that. If remaining un-pregnant is a goal, unprotected sex should not be met with reassurance/positivity.

The only thing you can assure her of is that she clearly isn't going to get an answer RIGHT NOW, so why not wait until it's time to take a pregnancy test, or go to a clinic to get tested?

[sabbyoh.livejournal.com]

very very slim chance

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[queensugar.livejournal.com]

The odds aren't high, no. The only way she could get pregnant from that is if she had had an unusually late ovulation this cycle without being aware of it (meaning that her cycle would be longer this time than normal, and her period would be a week and a half or more away, not two days).

After all, an egg is only available to be fertilized for about 24 hours after ovulation, which occurs roughly 12-16 days before the start of a period.

If no semen got in her vagina, the chances as well are greatly reduced, even if she was near ovulation.

So tell her to hang on for a few days -- she'll probably get her period right on time, and that means she could not have become pregnant from that incident.

[atalanta0jess.livejournal.com]

One thing that might help is to talk about what she would do if she was pregnant. I don't think she is, based on the information you gave. Sounds like the chances are pretty low. But maybe you could help her make a plan for if she is...that way the potential results might seem less scary.