can she be pregnat?

[bobysmith949]

ok me and my girlfriend had sex three days ofter her last period. she has been on birth control for a little over a month now but on the day we had sex she missed a pill but went home and took two as directed. today is thursday and this has been on my mind the whole time sense! she told me that she should be ovulating till the middle of next week. we didnt use any real form of protection other then the pill and the pull out "method". my main fears are precum and that the sperm could still be in there when she does start ovulation. please help!!!

[Keith Downing, MD]

Hello,

Sounds like you understand the menstrual cycle well and are appropriately concerned.  There's not much to do but wait and see what happens.  If she doesn't have her next period she should take a home pregnancy test.  If negative, repeat it in one week.

Best regards,

Dr. Downing

[vmvnpv]

Just wanted to give you some facts (not wanting to scare you even more).  Sperm can live up to 5 (and even 7) days in a woman's body depending on the sperm and the acidity of the woman's body (but I read sperm only lasts up to 6 hours in a woman's vagina).  On average it only lasts 3 days though.  It takes about a week for birth control pills to become affective (but they are only about 98% affective).  Because she went and doubled up you guys should be fine but if her period is late, take a home pregnancy test (HPT) just to be sure.  It would be a good idea to keep a box of condoms around just in case this happens again.