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How Can A Pregnancy S Paternity Be Confirmed?
Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your queryok, i had my period on the march 13th and then on the 27th i had sex with my husband who is white, i had a one night stand on the 4th with a black man and i know how bad this is and the guilt is eating me. i took a pregnancy test on april the 14th and said positive. on the 16th i did digital conception test which said i was 3+ weeks from conception. i did 2 test both the same result. when i had sex with my husband he came inside me and the cum did not come out for 24 hours. the black man did not cum inside me but may have leaked. i dont know when i ovulated but im scared as to who is the dad. please can anyone help me? here...
Mon, 25 Apr 2016
Hello, and i hope I can help you today.
Unfortunately, your two sexual encounters were close enough together that it is really impossible to presume the paternity of your pregnancy. Sperm can live in the reproductive tract for at least 3-5 days, and an egg can also live for 72 hours inside your body. This means that the most accurate estimates of conception can only be within 5 days.
So because your two encounters were only 5 days apart, and there is no way to know exactly when you ovulated, both of these men are possible candidates to be the father of your baby.
Paternity tests on the baby can only be performed after the child is born.
I hope I was able to give you the necessary information and I wish you the best for the rest of the pregnancy.
Best wishes,
Dr. Brown
Unfortunately, your two sexual encounters were close enough together that it is really impossible to presume the paternity of your pregnancy. Sperm can live in the reproductive tract for at least 3-5 days, and an egg can also live for 72 hours inside your body. This means that the most accurate estimates of conception can only be within 5 days.
So because your two encounters were only 5 days apart, and there is no way to know exactly when you ovulated, both of these men are possible candidates to be the father of your baby.
Paternity tests on the baby can only be performed after the child is born.
I hope I was able to give you the necessary information and I wish you the best for the rest of the pregnancy.
Best wishes,
Dr. Brown
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