What is the likelihood of pregnancy when my period is late and there is ovulation pain (sharp pain on the left side of the ovaries)?

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There is always a chance of pregnancy as long as the individual:

  1. has ovulated.
  2. had sexual intercourse without using any form of contraception during that time (your fertile period).

What is the best way to test for pregnancy?

The best way to determine if you are pregnant is to test your urine with a simple urine pregnancy test kit. If it is positive then it would be a good idea to see your gynecologist who can then determine your gestation and to exclude ectopic pregnancies and multiple pregnancies by performing a pelvic ultrasound scan.

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When is the soonest I can take an accurate pregnancy test after a missed period?

For the majority of women, if you have missed your period for one week then it is a good time to test to see if you are pregnant using a urine pregnancy test kit. Some women have very irregular periods in which their menstrual cycles are more than one month long. For these cases, weekly urine pregnancy testing after a five week delay may be helpful as it may not test positive after 5 weeks delay. If the urine pregnancy tests are still negative, a more accurate way may be to test for BHCG levels (pregnancy hormones) in the blood.

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How likely am I to get pregnant if I had unprotected sex but he didn't ejaculate?

Hi, depending on where you are in your ovulation cycle, there is about a 20% chance of getting pregnant from unprotected sex. Ie for every 100 fertile women who have unprotected sex for a month, 20 of them get pregnant. You are more likely to conceive if you have unprotected sex during the middle 2 weeks of your cycle. You will have the highest risk of pregnancy by having unprotected sex 1 or 2 days before your ovulation starts as per the infographic below, when the ovary releases the egg. In your case, the risk of pregnancy is lower as your partner did not ejaculate.

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