Question
A woman who had her period on December 28, 2017, and got married after having sexual relations with her ex-boyfriend in early January, experienced her period on January 29, and met her current husband on February 5, has not had her period since then. She wants to know if the father of her pregnancy is her ex-boyfriend.
Answer
Based on the described situation, the child cannot be the ex-boyfriend’s, as emergency contraception was taken after sexual relations on January 7, and her period came as usual afterward, indicating she was not pregnant at that time. If she were pregnant, her period would have stopped, and an ultrasound also ruled out the possibility of the ex-boyfriend. According to the estimated due date of December 4 calculated from her last menstrual period on February 27, a few days early is considered normal, and the child is the current husband’s.