Is it true I can't get pregnant when I'm on my period?

Is it true I can't get pregnant when I'm on my period?

Michele Hakakha (Obstetrician / Gynecologist) gives expert video advice on: Is it true I can't get pregnant when I'm on my period?; Is it true I can't get pregnant from pre-ejaculation?; Is it true I can't get pregnant if I don't orgasm? and more...

You can get pregnant while you are bleeding. If a woman has a shorter menstrual cycle, so a typical one is twenty eight days, if someone has a twenty one day cycle and they bleed for 7 or 8 days that may push them into the time that they're ovulating. Sperm lives for five days. You could absolutely get pregnant by having intercourse the last few days of your period.