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I've been trying to get pregnant for the last 7 months, my last period was Jun 29 , I have a ovulation app on my phone, it said my ovulation day was the 12th and I had sex on the 11th ..but I took a ovulation kit and today im ovulating... What are my chances of getting pregnant ...please help. PS I had sex today too

[Elaine Brown, MD]

Hi!
If you had intercourse on the 11th and ovulated on the 12th your chances of conception on this cycle should be about 20%. ( Pregnancy rates are about 20% per cycle of unprotected intercourse.) If your ovulation was indeed on the 15th and you did NOT have intercourse again, chances are less because sperm typically survives for only about 3 days in the female reproductive tract. For the best chance of conception, intercourse daily or every other day is ideal.
Good luck!
Dr B