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How To Get Pregnant?
we were trying to conceive so i was testing for ovulation. i got a positive on the early morning of the 16th. the last time i tested was the night of the 13th and it was negative. was unable to tests on the 14th and 15th due to travel. the las time we had sex that resulted in ejaculation was the 11th. on the 26th and 27th i saw a faint line on the pregnancy test. wanted to know how could this be possible?
Mon, 9 Jan 2017
Hi,
First of all, sperm can live in the female genital tract for up to five days. So if you had sex on the 11th, there certainly could have been viable sperm still in your system to be there to fertilize your ovulation on the 16th. Furthermore, modern pregnancy tests are extremely sensitive, and can become positive even 10 days after conception.
However, if the test is not performed correctly, or if the test is left out too long beyond the time recommended to read the test on the package, a faint line can appear.
So at this time, I recommend waiting for your menstrual period, and if it does not arrive on time I would repeat the pregnancy test at that point. At this time this has should give you an easy to see, accurate answer. But it is certainly possible that you could have conceived this cycle.
I hope I was able to adequately answer your question today, and I hope this information was helpful to you. Best of luck in conceiving.
Regards,
Dr. Brown
First of all, sperm can live in the female genital tract for up to five days. So if you had sex on the 11th, there certainly could have been viable sperm still in your system to be there to fertilize your ovulation on the 16th. Furthermore, modern pregnancy tests are extremely sensitive, and can become positive even 10 days after conception.
However, if the test is not performed correctly, or if the test is left out too long beyond the time recommended to read the test on the package, a faint line can appear.
So at this time, I recommend waiting for your menstrual period, and if it does not arrive on time I would repeat the pregnancy test at that point. At this time this has should give you an easy to see, accurate answer. But it is certainly possible that you could have conceived this cycle.
I hope I was able to adequately answer your question today, and I hope this information was helpful to you. Best of luck in conceiving.
Regards,
Dr. Brown
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