Is it always possible to get pregnant the first time? This question is asked not only by couples who decide to have a baby, but also by young girls who are not ready for the birth of a child. What is the possibility of getting pregnant the first time, can it always happen on the first try?

Can a girl get pregnant the first time

Pregnancy is possible. When?

It will not be possible to get pregnant without a number of conditions favorable for this, but this does not exclude the possibility of getting pregnant only the first time.

Ovulation, you probably know what it is, especially if you are planning a pregnancy. It is on these days that the egg is ready to accept the sperm, it leaves the ovary and waits in the wings for fertilization. The duration of ovulation is 1 day, sometimes it lasts up to 48 hours. The egg matures in the middle of the menstrual cycle, for girls with an average cycle of 28 days, ovulation occurs on the 14-15th day. During this period, the probability of pregnancy is maximum, but conception can occur at other times.

Within 6 days after ejaculation, spermatozoa remain viable. This makes pregnancy possible approximately 5 days before ovulation and 2 days after ovulation.

That is why you can give an affirmative answer to the question of whether a girl can get pregnant on the first try.

Chances of getting pregnant the first time

The chance of conceiving a child if you have a menstrual cycle of 28 days is 11%. However, consider one more fact. In a quarter of cases, and sometimes in half, even when an egg meets a sperm during ovulation, pregnancy may not occur. There are also many reasons beyond your control that can lead to an early termination of pregnancy. Even a fertilized egg that fails to attach to the wall of the uterus will be released with blood during the onset of menstruation. And with such statistics, conception occurs in only 5-6% of couples.

According to doctors, partners who do not have any health problems, who have sexual intercourse at least 2-3 times a week, in 60% of cases will be able to conceive a child within six months. The remaining 30% will be lucky in the period up to a year, and only 10% of the lucky ones will succeed the first time.

Whether it is possible for you to become pregnant after the first time - time will tell, but it is impossible to exclude such a possibility.

Conception after first intercourse

If you are absolutely healthy, but you have not had an intimate relationship with a man, what are your chances? You have the same chances of getting pregnant after the first contact with the opposite sex, like all other, more experienced women. Moreover, pregnancy can occur even a month before the start of the first menstruation. That is why teenagers need to be more careful about this, since many do not know whether it is possible to get pregnant immediately after the first time.

Why can't you get pregnant?

It is impossible to answer in the affirmative whether a girl can always get pregnant the first time. Not always. And the reasons for this are different:

• inflammatory processes and infectious diseases in the genitourinary system of one or both partners;
• complications arising from past infections;
• complications after any injuries or abortions;
• overweight or too little weight;
• hormonal disbalance;
• reduced immunity;
• taking certain medications;
• constant stressful situations and emotional stress;
• bad habits.

If you have any health problems and cannot get pregnant, seek the advice of a specialist in order to eliminate all the negative factors that prevent conception in time.

Usually such questions are asked by yesterday's virgins, fearing the onset of an unwanted pregnancy. Often there is a widespread myth among young women that after the “first time” pregnancy never occurs. But life has long dispelled this myth, which, as a rule, is an argument of the opposite sex when inducing a girl to have first sex. So, is it possible to get pregnant the first time? Let's understand, based on the physiology of the female body.

A girl can also get pregnant

In life, girls get pregnant from the first time as often as from 10, 20. The answer to this question cannot be unambiguous if the girl is mature and healthy. When there are pathologies in the young female body, pregnancy does not occur. But does everyone know about them? As a rule, they make themselves known with the onset of sexual activity or even later, when a woman consciously wants to have a child, but she does not succeed.

For a girl to become pregnant, unprotected intercourse must occur between her and her partner. That is, sex with sperm entering the vagina. If at the same time there are favorable conditions in the female body (), then her egg is fertilized and pregnancy occurs.

By the way, a girl can become pregnant even a month before the onset of the first menstruation (remember the cases when, after rape, very young girls of 9-12 years old gave birth, who also did not have menstruation).

Therefore, you need to be extremely careful for teenage girls who practically do not yet know what menstruation is. Often, the work and development of the reproductive system just begins after the first sexual intercourse. And here it will not be superfluous to recall infections that are sexually transmitted.

Female physiology about the onset of pregnancy

All women with an established menstrual cycle are fertile.

But you can get pregnant after the first sex under two conditions:

1. When intercourse was unprotected (without the use of contraceptives).
2. When during intercourse a woman had ovulation, that is, the period of release of a mature egg from the ovary, ready for fertilization.

The period of ovulation with a 28-day cycle occurs on the 14th day from the moment it starts (the first day of menstruation).

That is why dangerous in terms of possible pregnancy are:

• 5-6 days before ovulation. Spermatozoa have the ability to be active for several days. If sexual intercourse occurred before the onset of ovulation, spermatozoa remained in the vagina, then it is quite possible that they will “wait” for a mature egg to fertilize it;
• 1-2 days after ovulation, because after leaving the ovary it can live for about a day.

To accurately determine the days of ovulation, there are special tests, since not all women have a stable cycle and, for example, it is difficult to calculate the day of ovulation with a 30-32-day cycle. An ovulation test will accurately determine the day of its onset. At this time, you need to protect yourself from unwanted pregnancy.

About contraception

In order not to worry about unwanted pregnancies, girls must protect themselves reliably. Yes, just defend. After all, young people are not always able to think about the consequences of the "joys" of life and take care of the girl's health. Gynecologists advise using at a young age. Only they are able to almost 100% protect the female body from unwanted pregnancy, and also (and this is important) from sexual infections. It is the condom that should be preferred during the first sex.

The second reliable option is birth control pills or oral contraceptives. They can be used for already established couples, that is, they can be used with regular sexual relations. The reliability of this form of contraception is even higher than that of a condom, but, unfortunately, pills do not protect against genital infections.

Specially for Elena TOLOCHIK

This is the most common gynecological question that can be found on the Internet and it is safe to say that in the life of most people it was the cause of the period of sleepless nights. I have already made several attempts earlier to give a detailed explanation on this issue, but still, alas, there is no complete understanding. Another attempt.

At the beginning, the technical side of the issue.

So, in order for pregnancy to occur, the egg must be fertilized by the sperm, and there are a number of nuances: the egg lives on average 48 hours, the sperm - 72 hours. Not every menstrual cycle ovulates, not every egg is equally complete, that is, capable of fertilization. There is a situation when the egg is defective and as a result the embryo dies within a few days. To fertilize an egg, you need the work of not a single sperm, but hundreds. About three hundred spermatozoa actively dissolve the shell of the egg - one falls inside and the shell immediately becomes impenetrable to others. Like an egg, a failed sperm may turn out to be defective and then a full-fledged embryo will not work again and pregnancy will not happen. What does all of this mean? Even if “everything happened inside”, it is impossible to predict the onset of pregnancy until the moment when the delay occurs, so the countless questions “could I have become pregnant?” before the onset of a delay in menstruation, it is pointless to ask doctors, since the gift of clairvoyance with a medical diploma is not given out as a load. Once again: even if you had ovulation on the day of intercourse and the entire portion of sperm got into you, nothing will be known until there is a delay, because even if the egg was fertilized, the resulting embryo may be defective and die before the onset of menstruation or on the day her start.

For a complete understanding, I will once again indicate the conditions for the onset of pregnancy: ovulation must occur (the release of an egg from the follicle) and the resulting egg must be mature and complete. At least 300-400 sperm must “attack” the egg and begin to dissolve its shell. Randomly failed spermatozoa should be complete. And of course, all organs and systems that ensure the onset of pregnancy must work correctly in a woman’s body, for example, the fallopian tubes are passable and functional, the uterus is not damaged, and so on.

I hope that the sacrament of the onset of pregnancy described will allow to some extent to reduce the passions around the various "signs" of pregnancy that a woman begins to feel after unprotected intercourse even before the delay of menstruation. A tense and agitated body begins to "draw" many different "signs" of the conception that has occurred: tingling, sipping, "tickling", "moving", abdominal pain, nausea, tension in the mammary glands, the appearance of bloody discharge. All these sensations have nothing to do with pregnancy and are nothing more than the fruit of a fantasy. I repeat once again, until there is a delay in menstruation, it is impossible to talk about the onset of pregnancy. Moreover, the pregnancy can be interrupted in the first days of the delay, which will manifest itself in more abundant and painful periods if the resulting embryo was with a serious defect. This, for example, often happens when planning a pregnancy, when for several months, despite a regular sexual life and the absence of infertility factors, pregnancy does not occur. The absence of pregnancy in this case may be due to the fact that it is not possible to make a high-quality embryo from cycle to cycle.

There are many options for “dangerous” sexual intercourse. There is just unprotected sexual intercourse - like this, passion covered and sailed - "I'm sorry, I could not restrain myself." There is coitus interruptus, which has two options for execution: dangerous and not dangerous. In a dangerous variant, the penis is removed from the vagina at the time of ejaculation, or, as it seems to a man, a second before, but this is often not the case. A man may not feel the first wave of ejaculation and it remains in the vagina, although the visual control of both partners seems to be convinced of the success of the enterprise, the first portion of sperm may be insidiously located in the vagina. The safe option of coitus interruptus implies that after the removal of the penis, a certain amount of time and appropriate actions are still required for the ejaculation process to begin. The main thing is that if a second intercourse is expected, a man needs to urinate after the first ejaculation, because if he does not, active spermatozoa can be released throughout the next intercourse. It is believed that spermatozoa may be contained in the lubricant released from the penis during intercourse, but even if this could be (I could not find scientific data on this), then their number will clearly not be enough to fertilize the egg, since quite a lot of spermatozoa die already in the aggressive environment of the vagina, cervix and uterus itself on the way to the fallopian tube, where the egg is waiting for them.

Error in using a condom. Most often, the condom breaks or flies off due to improper dressing. It is important at the very beginning to squeeze with your fingers (or lips - if you have experience) the sperm receptacle (a small pocket at the very top) so that no air remains in it. In this case, the condom will completely wrap around the penis, will not stretch and, accordingly, tear or slip. The condom itself must be rolled out to the very base of the penis, and not half its length. And of course, you need to select the product according to size and quality. If you find that the condom has fallen off or torn and there is sperm in it, this situation can be equated to the ingress of sperm into the vagina. The ingress of sperm onto the external genital organs (during interrupted intercourse or from a torn condom) can also potentially be equated with the ingress of sperm into the vagina, since the “leakage” of a small portion of sperm, taking into account the anatomical features of the female genital organs, cannot be fully controlled.

It is rather difficult to assess the situation in terms of the potential danger of pregnancy when it comes to semen that has fallen on the hands and then these hands are used to stimulate the external genitalia and introduce them into the vagina. Let me remind you that more than one sperm cell is needed to fertilize an egg, and a fairly large part of the sperm cells that enter the vagina die in it. In other words, the amount of semen that comes in matters. Since you cannot reliably estimate how much sperm was on your hands or your partner’s hand, all such situations should be considered as potentially dangerous, regardless of what the “damage zone” of your body parts was.

Often I have to analyze the situation that arises in rather loving women, I am asked the following question: if I had sexual intercourse with one man on the 12th day of the cycle, and with another on the 15th day - if I get pregnant, then from whom is it more likely will this pregnancy be all? Alas, it is not possible to determine this, spermatozoa can live for several days, and in different men they can vary quite a lot in activity, so such a sperm mix is ​​not subject to investigation at the initial stage. Only a genetic examination to establish paternity after the birth of a child will bring final clarity.

Now let's go directly to what to do if, according to the conditions described above, a dangerous sexual intercourse has occurred with you. The first thing to start with is to ask the question - what is your cycle day (the days of the menstrual cycle are counted from the first day of the last menstruation, that is, from the day when your menstruation began)? This is most important with a regular cycle (with an error of 1-3 days). It is believed that 10 days around the day of ovulation will be dangerous, that is, with a 28-day cycle from 9 to 19 days of the cycle are dangerous days. The rest of the days are not entirely safe, the risk of pregnancy these days is significantly less and is about 5%. The fact is that under the influence of various circumstances (stress, illness, climate change, etc.), the time of onset of ovulation can shift, and this situation determines the facts of pregnancy even when sexual intercourse was during menstruation or on the eve of menstruation.

In general, the safest days are closer to the end of the cycle, that is, to the beginning of menstruation. Since, let me remind you, the egg lives only 24-48 hours after ovulation.

With an irregular cycle - everything is difficult. The very fact that the cycle is not regular most often indicates that ovulation does not occur or occurs rarely and is completely unpredictable. In such conditions, it is not necessary to talk about safe or dangerous days. Therefore, all days must be considered as potentially dangerous and measures must be taken.

What steps can be taken if... That's what emergency contraceptives are for. There are three of them on the market: postinor, escapelle and ginepriston. I listed them in ascending order of effectiveness, that is, genipriston is the most reliable, but it does not provide a 100% result either. It can be taken within 120 hours of unprotected intercourse. In general, this is quite safe, but you should not use this method often.

So, if, according to my description above, you have come to the conclusion that you have a dangerous situation (dangerous days with a regular cycle or any day with an irregular one), you need to take emergency contraceptive measures, in particular ginepristone, as soon as possible.

After taking the drug, menstruation may come earlier, on time, or there may be a slight delay.

Even if you have taken emergency contraceptive measures, but there was a delay or your period was somehow strange (scary or short), you should definitely take a pregnancy test. With an irregular cycle, the test should be done after 20-25 days if menstruation has not begun earlier.

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In order for pregnancy to occur and proceed normally, a woman's body must function fully and smoothly. And health problems can interfere with conception. Is it possible to get pregnant if you have gynecological and other diseases?

So, what diseases can cause problems with conception and pregnancy?

• Salpingitis is an inflammation of the fallopian (fallopian) tubes that affects both their mucous membranes and deeper layers. Gradually, adhesions begin to develop, which can lead to infertility. A mature egg moves into the uterine cavity from the ovary precisely along the fallopian tube, and if it is obstructed, then conception will become impossible, since the female germ cell simply will not reach its goal.
• Oophoritis is an inflammation of the ovaries, which is quite often combined with the salpingitis described above. The maturation of follicles with eggs occurs precisely in the ovaries, so that with such a disease, pregnancy is also impossible, because the inflammatory process will necessarily lead to impaired functioning of the paired female genital glands.
• Erosion of the cervix is ​​characterized by damage to its mucous membranes. Pregnancy with such a pathology is quite possible, and in many cases it occurs. But with its flow, certain problems may arise. Firstly, erosion can grow and cause severe discomfort to a woman. Secondly, the wound surface is a constant source of infection, and it can penetrate to the fetus. Thirdly, the cervix will not be able to function normally and produce cervical mucus, which normally should close the entrance to the uterus and thus provide protection against attacks by pathogenic microorganisms. And this also increases the risk of intrauterine infection of the fetus. Fourthly, the cervix will be weakened and may begin to open prematurely, which can lead to an abortion or premature birth.
• Endometritis is an inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the uterus. In the initial stages, conception is possible. But as the disease develops, the shell of the most important organ of the reproductive system begins to thin out, and the inflammatory process affects other deeper layers. Over time, such changes can lead to damage to the tissues of the fallopian tubes and ovaries, adhesions, and hormonal disorders. But even if conception occurs, the fertilized egg will still simply not be able to attach to the walls of the uterus, because they will be thinned and inflamed.
• Endometriosis is a pathological growth of the endometrium (the mucous membrane of the inner layer of the uterus), as well as its exit beyond the organs of the reproductive system. With such a disease, the functioning of both the uterus itself and the tubes and ovaries can be disrupted. As a result, quite serious difficulties will arise with the maturation of the eggs (that is, with ovulation), and with their release and passage through the tubes, and with the fixation of the fetal egg in the uterine cavity.
• Thrush. Doctors say that successful conception with such a disease is quite possible, but still in some cases it can indirectly prevent pregnancy. Firstly, with candidiasis, a woman may feel severe discomfort, especially during intercourse. Secondly, the fungi that multiply in the vagina change its acid-base environment, and with a significant exacerbation of the disease, spermatozoa can die without reaching their goal.
• Cysts and polycystosis are almost always accompanied by hormonal imbalances and lead to a lack of ovulation, as well as difficulties in the release of the egg and its passage through the tubes.
• Myoma is a benign tumor located in the uterine cavity, which in some cases can prevent conception. Everything will depend on where it is located. So, this neoplasm can block the tubes or strongly pinch them, as well as prevent the firm and complete fixation of the fetal egg on the uterine wall. But sometimes, even in the presence of fibroids, pregnancy proceeds quite normally.
• Cervicitis is an inflammation of the cervix. It can interfere not so much with conception (with the disease in question, it is quite possible), but with the normal course of pregnancy. And this is explained by the fact that the cervix performs very important functions in the process of gestation. So, it tightly closes the entrance to the uterus and thus not only prevents premature birth, but also provides protection against the penetration of pathogenic microorganisms into the cavity, that is, from intrauterine infection.
• Polyposis of the endometrium. A polyp is a neoplasm in the uterine cavity, consisting of one or another of its layers. This disease can cause serious hormonal disorders and prevent the reliable fixation of a fertilized egg in the uterine cavity.
• Uterine fibroma is a benign neoplasm that is not prone to rebirth on the muscle layer of this organ, which in some cases can also prevent the full fixation of the fetal egg.

What other diseases can interfere with pregnancy?

Diseases of other areas can also interfere with conception, as well as the normal course of pregnancy. First of all, these include any diseases that affect the hormonal background and cause serious disturbances, as well as some others that provoke changes in the functioning of the reproductive system and the whole organism.

So, what diseases can interfere with pregnancy?

• Diseases of the thyroid gland. This organ performs a number of important functions, for example, it regulates the production of hormones, including sex hormones, necessary for the normal functioning of the reproductive system.
• Diabetes. With such a disease, metabolism is significantly disrupted, and this can lead to a change in the level of some important hormones, including those that are responsible for the onset of ovulation and for maintaining pregnancy. And such hormonal disruptions often lead to difficulties both during conception and during gestation.
• Some autoimmune diseases. They lead to the fact that a woman’s body either rejects sperm, perceiving them as foreign cells, or does not accept a fertilized egg (it is also considered “foreign”), which leads to miscarriages. So, systemic lupus erythematosus or autoimmune oophoritis can interfere with conception.
• Avitaminosis. It would seem that such a frivolous disease cannot affect the functioning of the reproductive system. But in fact, its functioning largely depends on certain substances. And with their deficiency, difficulties may arise both in conception and in the course of pregnancy. For example, a lack of vitamin E or folic acid can lead to serious disorders.

In order for pregnancy to occur and proceed normally, it is necessary to be examined and eliminate all existing diseases, especially those that can interfere with conception.

Can you get pregnant during your period? The answer cannot be unambiguous. Each female body is individual, and deviations from the “normal” ovulation period are possible. Let's take a closer look at the various situations.

Making love during menstruation. What for?

And really - why? This is not a very pleasant thing. And since the question of pregnancy is asked, it means that sexual intercourse is planned without the use of a condom. The reason is an all-consuming passion? Not always ... More often - the belief that it is impossible to get pregnant at the beginning of the menstrual cycle. And this statement is very warm for those women who do not use reliable contraception. Firstly, this statement is very doubtful (below we will consider why), and “is it possible to get pregnant during menstruation” is the right question. Secondly, during menstruation, the cervix is ​​​​a little ajar, respectively, the entrance for various pathogens into the uterus is open!

What is the chance of pregnancy?

Surely, many of you know that pregnancy can only begin if the sperm meets the egg. And this can happen only during the period of ovulation. Spermatozoa can live in the vagina for up to 7 days, and the egg - no more than 2 days. That is, it would be logical to assume that rapid conception, even in a healthy couple, is not always possible, the likelihood of this increases with the frequency, regularity of sexual intercourse.

Ovulation is the second, short phase of the menstrual cycle and falls right in its middle. Thus, if the menstrual cycle is classically equal to 28 days (the cycle is considered from the first day of the last menstruation to the first day of the next), then ovulation will occur on day 14 (plus or minus 2 days). In this situation, it is quite simple to determine whether “it is possible to get pregnant during menstruation” - this is impossible, unless menstruation goes on for more than the prescribed 7 days. But if the menstrual cycle is short - 23-24 days, then dangerous days can fall just on the last days of menstruation, that is, on 5-7 days. Let ovulation occur on the 11th day, but as we have already said, spermatozoa have the peculiarity of maintaining their viability for several days, being already inside the female body. If some nimble sperm waits for ovulation, then conception is quite likely.

However, it is definitely possible to answer the question “is it possible to get pregnant on the first day of menstruation” in the negative, even if the menstrual cycle is very short. Conditions for spermatozoa are unfavorable during this period, especially if the discharge is plentiful. On the other hand, for the same reason, few people would think of making love during this period. If someone claims that pregnancy occurred on the first day of menstruation, then the matter is different - the pregnancy came earlier, 2 weeks before the “not real” menstruation, and the woman did not know about it. And in the first weeks of pregnancy, bleeding can occur, especially on days when menstruation should have begun.

A completely different answer would be to the question " is it possible to get pregnant on the first day after menstruation". Of course, there are many such cases. Especially if menstruation is long - 7-8 days. Then conception is quite likely.

What to do?

The answer suggests itself - to make love with reliable contraception, and not rely on the calendar method for determining the days likely to conceive and sexual abstinence at this time. If you want love during your period, be sure to use a condom.