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Can you get pregnant at 52?

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Pregnantposibility · 04/11/2025 20:36

I have not had a period for 2.5 years; we use condoms but it came off while having sex. Any chance I could be pregnant? Should I get a pregnancy test just in case.

Hopefully the answer is not. As no way we want a child at this age plus all the risks it could carry.

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TheAutumnalCrow · 04/11/2025 20:56

The answer’s not zero chance though. It’s very unlikely but not zero possibility assuming you’ve had PIV sex.

Before I had a gynaecology surgery the nurses tested all of us who were 60 and under. No exceptions. It was quite funny really.

FuzzyWolf · 04/11/2025 20:55

Has your coil been left in for too long?

The odds are tiny. Not impossible but you’re probably more likely to win the lottery.

Upwiththisiwillnotput · 04/11/2025 20:53

Are you Sharon Watts? If not, then no 😆

Asunciondeflata · 04/11/2025 20:51

Highly improbable

MeridaBrave · 04/11/2025 20:49

Seems very unlikely.

BallerinaRadio · 04/11/2025 20:45

The 2nd post today about being pregnant at 52 what's that all about

SusiQ18472638 · 04/11/2025 20:44

You’ve been through the menopause, you aren’t pregnant.

DierdreDaphne · 04/11/2025 20:42

Yes, it can happen. Very rare obviously, but the chances are not zero. I knew someone whose grandmother gave birth at 55!!!!

MiddleAgedDread · 04/11/2025 20:41

NHS guidance is to use contraception for a year after your last period if you’re over the age of 50, or 2 years if you’re under 50 so I’d say the chances are pretty slim.

Anewuser · 04/11/2025 20:41

My grandchild’s midwife delivered a baby to a 53 year old women in the morning - it was her third child, all under 5 years old.

Screwyoucolin · 04/11/2025 20:40

How can you have got to 52 and not know the answer to this one?!

AutumnAllTheWay · 04/11/2025 20:39

I woukd think the chances are vanishingly slim as to be zero, especially considering you haven't had a period for over 2 years anf are officially post menopausal

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