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?'s about periods, and pregnancy while on period
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?'s about periods, and pregnancy while on period
by dave__0, Nov 10, 1998 12:00AM
yes i would like to know some info about a womens cycle. I have heard some stuff about, if you have sex a certain amount of days before a womens period or a certian amount after her period, their chances are slim of getting pregnant. Is this true?? IS it better to have sex w/ my girlfriend at a certain time depending on her period. also i wanted to know what DEPROVERA is ?? does it have side affects for a woman. Thanks alot Oh also, how long does it take for a birth control pill to become effective. I heard like not till 3 months after a women takes the pill it will become effective. Is this true. I thank youll again for helping my ?'s
Dear Dave:
A woman can most easily become pregnancy in the three days before andthe day of ovulation. Perhaps some women can conceive on the day following ovulation. Assuming the cycle is 28 days in length (day number 1 is the first day of menstrual bleeding) and ovulation occurs on day 14, then cycle days 11, 12, 13, 14, and perhaps 15 are the fertile days.
Depo-Provera is a drug: it is a close cousin of progesterone, the hormone produced after ovulation in the menstrual cycle. It is used as a contraceptive. Side effects include absent periods, irregular bleeding, weight gain over years, modd swings.
Oral contraceptives, commenced within 7 days of the onset of menstrual flow, are effective in the first cycle.
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