If you’ve had a hard time getting pregnant for years, you might think that getting pregnant during your period is impossible. And therefore you never have sex during your periods.

However, this is just a myth and this article will briefly explain that it is possible to get pregnant on your period if certain conditions prevail.

Let’s first understand the menstruation cycle

A textbook menstrual cycle is about 28 days. However, due to many other unknown factors such as stress, it can cause you to ovulate at an unexpected time. Therefore, it is common to see women having shorter or longer periods than the standard 28-day cycle. Some may ovulate after day 21, while others may ovulate after day 30.

Scenario 1

Under normal circumstances, when you have your period, another egg is developing and getting ready to be released into the fallopian tube. For example, if your menstrual cycle is short (say 21 days), you may ovulate a day or two after your period. Therefore, if you have sex during your period, the possibility of getting pregnant is always there. This is the same for people who have longer menstrual periods.

scenario 2

It is quite common for women to experience spotting during ovulation between periods. This spotting or bleeding is not your actual period, but it could be that you are ovulating. And it is also considered to be a fertile period for conceiving.

Scenario 3

Women who have irregular periods should actually have a higher chance of getting pregnant during their periods. This is because it is almost impossible to determine the exact time of ovulation in these women.

In short, it is possible to get pregnant on your period. However, why are so many women still finding it difficult to conceive? One of the reasons is that they have the misconception that they cannot get pregnant while having their period and therefore avoid having sex during their period.