can have a period and be pregnant?
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Intro. The short answer is no. Despite all of the claims out there, it isn't possible to have a period while you're pregnant. Rather, you might experience “spotting” during early pregnancy, which is usually light pink or dark brown in color.
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Yes, a girl can get pregnant before she gets her first period. Getting pregnant is related to ovulation. Because a girl can ovulate before having her first period, it is possible to become pregnant if she has sex.
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Can I be pregnant and still have a period? Pregnant women can have some light irregular bleeding during pregnancy, but it should not be like a “normal” period. Some women can confuse this for their period because often it can come right around the time she was expecting her normal period.
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Can a Girl Get Pregnant if She Has Never Had Her Period? Can I get pregnant if I've never had my period? Yes, a girl can get pregnant before she gets her first period. Getting pregnant is related to ovulation.
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Not really. Once your body starts producing the pregnancy hormone human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), your periods will stop. However, you may be pregnant and have light bleeding at about the time that your period would have been due.
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How to get pregnant with irregular periods. If you're ovulating, you have the ability to get pregnant, but if you have irregular periods, your chances for pregnancy may be more limited than a woman with regular periods. The most important thing is to have regular unprotected sex.
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No, not really. Once your body starts producing the pregnancy hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), your normal periods will stop. Having said that, bleeding in early pregnancy is surprisingly common. You may have what looks like a period.
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Our midwife Melissa says: Yes, it is possible to get pregnant without having a period. This is because we ovulate (release an egg) two weeks before we menstruate. When we ovulate, we are fertile, and it is at this time that we can fall pregnant.
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While your body is slowly shedding that uterine lining, the clock is ticking on ovulation — and your next egg shows up while you're still bleeding from the previous month's (non-fertilized) egg. So you're already fertile again — which means you can get pregnant on your period.
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If you do get pregnant, will you still get your next period? Your period will only start if the egg isn't fertilized and the cells are reabsorbed. This causes estrogen and progesterone levels to fall and menstruation to begin. However, you may experience some spotting during early pregnancy.
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The reason you cannot be pregnant but still have a period is that a period, by definition, is the blood loss that occurs at the end of a menstrual cycle as a result of your egg not being fertilized by a sperm.
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When a woman is pregnant, she does not continue to ovulate and will not have a period. Menstruation only occurs when a person is not pregnant. Although it is possible for women to experience some bleeding during pregnancy, this will not be due to their menstrual cycle.
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The takeaway. There's no way to know for certain if you're pregnant before missing your period other than taking a home pregnancy test. Some women do experience symptoms such as fatigue and nausea. These could be PMS symptoms, however.
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Pregnancy. Pregnancy may be the reason for a “period” that lasts only one or two days. When a fertilized egg attaches to the lining of the uterus, implantation bleeding can happen. This type of bleeding is usually lighter than a regular period.
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Not really. Once your body starts producing the pregnancy hormone human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), your periods will stop. However, you may be pregnant and have light bleeding at about the time that your period would have been due. This type of bleeding in early pregnancy is surprisingly common.
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Menstruation only occurs when a person is not pregnant. Although it is possible for women to experience some bleeding during pregnancy, this will not be due to their menstrual cycle. Some women also do not have any periods while breast-feeding.
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It is possible to be pregnant and have light bleeding that seems kind of like a period, but it's not the same as a period. If you really feel like something is wrong, check with your doctor or a Planned Parenthood health center. And yes, you can take a pregnancy test even if you're having bleeding.