Can a Girl Get Pregnant if She Has Sex During Her Period? Can a
girl get pregnant if she has sex during her period? - Jamie*
Yes. A lot of people think that if a girl has sex during her
period, she can't get pregnant. But it is possible for a girl to
get pregnant while she is bleeding. This can happen for a couple
of reasons: Not all vaginal bleeding is a menstrual period.
Sometimes a girl will have a small amount of vaginal bleeding at
the time of — the time when she is most fertile. Girls who are
ovulating sometimes have some vaginal bleeding that can be
mistaken for a period. Sometimes ovulation can happen before the
bleeding from a girl's period has stopped or within a few days
after her period is over. All girls can ovulate at different
points from cycle to cycle, making it impossible for a girl to
know exactly when she is most fertile. Because sperm can
fertilize an egg for 72 hours (3 days) after ejaculation, having
sex during a girl's period is risky. Having unprotected sex at
any time is risky: Along