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What are the possibilities of getting pregnant?

My boyfriend and I are trying to conceive. I'm not good with this app so can someone explain the green bars above some dates on my calendar I know they are ovulation but they are different greens. Is it possible to get pregnant 5 days before those green bar days since sperm can live awhile? I'm irregular so it is hard to keep track of this stuff.
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Sperm can stay alive for 3 days maximum
Dark green means that you are most fertile in these days so if you are trying to conceive you've got to have sex in these days
(Not necessarily everyday of those days )
Keep in mind that having sex before your fertility days increases the chance of getting pregnant with a girl and sex during and after these days increases the chance of getting pregnant with a boy !
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If you're referring to the bluish colored bars those are the (assumed) fertile days based on the info you entered when you first installed the app. It goes from light to dark, dark being the most fertile days. I believe sperm can survive for up to 7 days.
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