Getting pregnant during menses

The answer lies in understanding the fertile window. For people who are trying to get pregnant, menstruation is not the best time to conceive. Getting pregnant depends on ovulation, which happens when an egg is released from the ovary and moves toward the uterus. The day of ovulation varies from one person to another and from cycle to cycle.

But what if this adventure backfires and becomes a misadventure—one that has serious consequences. By seriousness, I mean pregnancy here and by adventure, I mean having an unprotected sexual intercourse with your partner. Many people talk about how the timing of unprotected sex can determine the chances of pregnancy and tout period sex as a safe time. But is it really true? Keep your curiosity aside and understand how you get pregnant first I am guessing that in school, you were either too disinterested or simply embarrassed from the boys of your class LOLing away to glory during that biology class on reproduction. So, let me just take you back to school and remind you about how a woman gets pregnant in the first place for the sake of better understanding of the answer to your question.

Back to Pregnancy. Yes, although it's not very likely. If you have sex without using contraception, you can conceive get pregnant at any time during your menstrual cycle, even during or just after your period.

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