The safe period refers to a period of time before and after menstruation, during which the female body does not ovulate. Many people believe that the safe period does not allow ovulation, so there is no possibility of pregnancy. By calculating the safe period for sexual intercourse, they hope to achieve contraceptive effects without relying on contraceptive tools. So, will pregnancy occur during the safe period?
Will pregnancy occur during the safe period
Normal women of childbearing age have one menstrual cycle per month, from the beginning of this menstrual cycle to the first day of the next menstrual cycle, which is called one menstrual cycle. Each menstrual cycle of women can be divided into ovulation period and safe period.
The ovulation date for women is usually around 14 days before the next menstrual period. After being released from the ovary, the egg can survive in the fallopian tubes for 1-2 days to wait for fertilization; Male sperm can maintain fertilization ability in the female reproductive tract for 2-3 days, so sexual intercourse in the days before and after egg release is easier to conceive. For safety reasons, we refer to the first 5 days and last 4 days of ovulation, including ovulation day, as the ovulation period, which lasts for a total of 10 days. Because sexual intercourse during the ovulation period is easy to conceive, the ovulation period is also known as the easy conception period or the dangerous period.
Correspondingly, the period of seven days before and eight days after menstruation is called the safe period, during which women do not ovulate. Some people believe that women will not become pregnant during the safe period, but this is actually incorrect. Women have a lower chance of conceiving during the safe period, but it does not mean that conception is completely impossible, as it depends on whether the woman's ovulation is regular. If a woman ovulates earlier due to physical factors, the safe period may also lead to pregnancy.
Is the safety period safe
The safe period for women is divided into pre ovulation safe period and post ovulation safe period. The period from the day when menstruation is clean to the day before ovulation begins is the safe period before ovulation. The safe period after ovulation is from the first day after the end of ovulation to the day before the next menstrual cycle.
The safe period after ovulation is safer than the safe period before ovulation, because some women are sometimes influenced by environmental changes and emotional fluctuations to ovulate earlier, which shortens the safe period before ovulation. The chance for the ovaries to ovulate twice in a menstrual cycle is extremely rare, meaning that there is generally no second ovulation between ovulation and the next menstrual period. Therefore, the safe period after ovulation is relatively safe.
Although the probability of pregnancy during the safe period of sexual intercourse is relatively low, it is not absolutely safe. The safe period refers to the period when couples avoid pregnancy before and after ovulation without using any contraceptive methods or surgery, in order to achieve the purpose of contraception. But in fact, this method is not safe because the timing of ovulation in women is influenced by factors such as external environment, climate, personal emotions, and health status, which can result in delayed or advanced ovulation, and there may also be additional ovulation.
In addition, the maximum survival time of sperm and eggs in the female reproductive tract is uncertain, so the safe period cannot be accurately calculated. So, having sex during the safe period is not safe.
