Can you conceive a baby after 2 weeks of your ovulating an egg?

You can conceive at any time during your menstrual cycle, whether you’re ovulating or not. Unfortunately, you have to wait at least a couple of weeks for a home pregnancy test to detect any hormones in your urine (the sensitivity is dependent on levels). You could go to a doctor and get a blood test, if you’d like to know sooner.

Pregnancy occurs during ovulation. You should try a couple days before and a couple days after ovulation. Generally after this point you are not able to get pregnant. However many people misread their ovulation signs and unless you are using specific ovulation tools you may be off about when your ovulation actually occurred.

So a general answer to your question is that 2 weeks after ovulation, which should be right before your period, you are not fertile. However it is always better to be safe than sorry. You could have ovulated late this month.

Note: I am not a doctor or medical professional. I just read up on the subject while TTC.

@MissAnthrope where do you get that information? You need an egg to get pregnant. If no egg is present (no ovulation) then how do you get pregnant?

@RedPowerLady – I thought that was fairly common knowledge? I dunno, I was taught that and had always heard that. Anyway, this search brings up loads of sites saying it. The probability is low, but it’s definitely possible. I’m fading and going to bed momentarily, so without spending loads of time on it, the first “official” site I found saying this is health.arizona.edu:

“Women are typically least fertile in the few days before, during, and after the arrival of their period (menstruation), though cycles can change and an egg can theoretically be released at any point during the menstrual cycle. Because of the potential for irregularity, fertility awareness – or “timing” sexual activity – is not considered a very effective form of birth control for most individuals.”

@MissAnthrope
The sites you brought up say it is possible to conceive at any point during your cycle. Not that it is possible to conceive without ovulation. Those are two separate occurrences. If a woman doesn’t ovulate then no egg is released and therefor a pregnancy is not possible. However it is generally possible to get pregnant at any time during your cycle if you have ovulated. This is based generally on the idea that we can’t accurately depict when ovulation occurred. I hope that made sense…

Perhaps there is a simple mis-communication going on or perhaps I am getting too technical, lol. :) I think perhaps I misunderstood your first answer to mean that you could get pregnant without ovulation instead of you could get pregnant no matter when ovulation occurred. My apologies for any misunderstanding on my part. It is late for me.

oops I just edited, may want to refresh

No, you’re right. There was no time for a much-needed nap today, lots of stress, and I’m tired and not thinking clearly. Any time in your cycle. :)

thank you guys…it really cleared up for me and I am not confused anymore =)

@mikkicmark I think you may be the only one, lol :)

@MissAnthrope I feel the same way about the nap, lol.

may be the only one? for what

@mikkicmark Who isn’t confused, I was just being funny :)

oh haha ok

@mikkicmark I think the others answered your question however if you are nervous about the possibility of being pregnant you could look into Plan B, the morning after pill. You have about 48–72 hours after sex to take the pill and it’s a super high dose of hormones. I think it may be available over the counter, if not usually planned parenthood can help you. It’s a little controversial but the option is there for you if you are having a scare.

If you don’t want to get pregnant, you need to use contraception or don’t have sex.

@RedPowerLady I think that sometimes people are taught simply that they “can get pregnant at any time” so that young people don’t try to play the system and opt out of protection since it is so easy to misread ovulation like you said (and probably a good idea). At least that’s my opinion of it. I have heard @MissAnthrope ‘s answer many many times. I didn’t even bother to really get down to the nitty gritty of it either until I was trying to conceive as well. My answer was Clomid… the doctor gave us a have sex- don’t have sex schedule and told me the exact dates I would ovulate. That stuff is amazing! Worked the first month.

Dang, isn’t it scary that we women don’t know how our bodies work? Why aren’t we taught these basic facts in school or why don’t we just educate ourselves? Learn when you ovulate and do not have (unprotected) sex 2–3 days before and 2–3 days after and you are safe. Signs of ovulation? Secretion, pain, irritation but for some nothing. Try peeing on an ovulation stick fora few months and learn your cycle.
So basically, no chance in hell of getting pregnant two weeks after ovulating.

@BBSDTfamily :) When I was 12 my Mom told me women get pregnant every time they had sex! LOL!

@johanna – If you say there’s no chance in hell, you may want to think again. My mom and step-father were using the rhythm method as a contraceptive practice. My mom is regular like clockwork, same days in cycle, never late, never early, etc. I now have a little sister. So I’m more apt to believe the professionals when they say the rhythm method is not the best method of contraception.

@Val123 LOL that is funny!

“Ovulation can be affected by stress, illness or disruption of normal routines” from americanpregnancy.org
This is how I had my fourth baby! My husband & I had been using the rhythm method to determine when we needed protection for almost 2 years. Then we went on a trip w/our 3 small kids, had sex the night before our last ‘safe’ day, & when I got up the next morning, I knew I was ovulating. Ah well, unplanned but never unwanted!!

@MissAnthrope There is no chance in hell one can get pregnant two weeks after ovulation. The egg doesn’t live that long – it only lasts 24–48 hours after ovulation. It’s a scientific fact.
As to your mother getting pregnant – tough luck – but that is due to either her not knowing her cycle or her having a change in her cycle due to anything from stress to lifestyle changes or or a simple miscalculation. Regardless the cause it doesn’t change the lifespan of an ovulated egg.
mikkicmark asked if she could get pregnant two weeks after ovulating and the answer is that no she cannot (unless she is one of extremely few people who ovulate twice as often as is normal due to two sets of wombs, and thus two cycles, but that is very, very, very rare).
r’Read RedPowerLady’s answer again she says the same thing but perhaps more clearly…

@BBSDTfamily I think you are right. I feel so technical now, lol but it does really help when you are TTC.

@RedPowerLady I know what you mean!