what happens when one have sex on the sixth day after her period?does she fall pregnant?

Unlikely to get pregnant. A female’s fertile period is from the 11th to 16th day

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Course: Class 12 Biology (India) > Unit 3

Lesson 5: Menstrual cycle

Menstrual cycle review

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Phases, timeline, and hormones of menstrual cycle.

This article provides a review of:

events of the menstrual cycle, and
timeline and hormone levels involved.

Key terms

Term	Meaning
menstruation	periodic shedding of endometrial lining through vagina
menarche	first occurrence of menstruation, marking start of fertility
menopause	ending of menstrual cycle, marking end of fertility
ovulation	periodic release of egg from ovary
FSH	follicle stimulating hormone
LH	luteinizing hormone
corpus luteum	remains of follicle that released egg

What is the menstrual cycle?

Why do female human beings get a 'period' every month? In fact, why is it called a period? Does this happen only to humans?

All sexually mature female mammals undergo a process that allows them to reproduce. This is known as the menstrual cycle in primate mammals like humans.

Menarche, or first menstrual bleeding (first period), is considered to be the onset of puberty in human females, roughly between the ages of

11 - 15

. Menopause is the stopping, or end of the menstrual cycle, roughly around the ages of

52 - 55

. Reproductive ability begins and ends with these two milestones.

Test your understanding

Anu is 54 years old. She begins to have hot flashes, irregular periods, and difficulty falling asleep. She consults a doctor, and is told she is undergoing menopause.

Which of the following statements explain what this means for Anu?

Menstrual cycle at a glance

The image below illustrates the timeline of the menstrual cycle, along with the hormonal changes that accompany it.

Event	Characteristics	Timeline
Menstrual phase	Shedding of endometrial lining through menstruation.	Starts on day 1, lasts up to $5 - 7$ ‍ days.
Follicular/proliferative phase	Development of follicles, thickening of endometrium begins.	Follows menstrual phase, ends with ovulation.
Ovulation	Surge in LH, rupture of Graafian follicle to release egg.	Mid cycle, roughly day $14$ ‍.
Luteal/secretory	Maintenance of endometrium by corpus luteum.	Follows ovulation, goes on for roughly $14$ ‍ days until day $28$ ‍.

Test your understanding

It's day

12

of Babli's cycle.

Which of the following statements is likely to be true?

Test your understanding

The endometrial wall thickens as the menstrual cycle progresses, and is eventually broken down if pregnancy does not occur.

Identify the statement that matches the state of endometrial development with the correct timeline.

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Steve Nelson
Posted 2 years ago. Direct link to Steve Nelson's post “I would like to recommend...”
I would like to recommend a change to the last question:

"The endometrial wall thickens as the menstrual cycle progresses, and is eventually broken down"

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the "eventually broken down" statement is referring to the menses phase. Whereas the first part of that sentence is referring to the secretory phase, which is really what they are asking. I think the question should remove the "eventually broken down" statement.
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what happens when one have sex on the sixth day after her period?does she fall pregnant?
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  Unlikely to get pregnant. A female’s fertile period is from the 11th to 16th day
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