Re: how likely is pregnancy? when can tests exclude it?
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 8 Sep 2001 23:04:46 -0500 (CDT)
With a tampon and her period, just about impossible.
Hope this helps and write back anytime for more information.
HSM
At Wed, 5 Sep 2001, Martin wrote:
>
>Saturday was the second or third day of my girlfriend's
>(ex-girlfriend's?)
>menstrual flow... that night she was wearing a tampon, but we rubbed my
>penis
>along her vulva... it did not go inside her, and there was no
>ejaculation,
>but there was preejaculate around I'm sure. We were not using any birth
>control, realized it was a huge mistake, and stopped.
>
>Her periods have been pretty regular 28/29 days over the
>last few years, but there have been a few times they have been
>a week to ten days late. She says that she can usually "feel"
>ovulation two weeks into the cycle or a few days before it.
>
>Yesterday she was very worried about pregnancy and says
>she wants nothing more to do with me, so now I am very worried too.
>
>How likely is pregnancy in this case?
>Would it be unsurprising? Rare?
>Possible but an extraordinary curiosity?
>
>How long would we have to wait before a home pregnancy test
>could rule out pregnancy? How about a lab test?
>
>Thanks so much...
>I have left out the details but this is a bad situation.
--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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