Under very uncommon conditions, a woman might continue to ovulate while pregnant and have another child, a phenomenon known as "superfetation." That implies a woman might have two foetuses developing inside her at the same time, each at a different stage. It's not likely but it can happen. There are several possible explanations for this phenomenon: maybe there were two separate pregnancies, or perhaps one of the babies was lost early on, or even both may have survived.
The majority of women's eggs are released from their ovaries in cycles of about 28 days long. However many factors can affect when an egg is released and when it is not released at all. A woman may experience premature ovarian failure if she has no further chance to reproduce because she will never release any more eggs. Other reasons for having an irregular menstrual cycle include stress, depression, diabetes, obesity, drug use, and certain diseases such as cancer and AIDS. Being pregnant does not cause these problems but it can make them worse if you have one of these other reasons for having irregular periods.
If a woman is able to ovulate while she is pregnant then she will be able to get pregnant again after giving birth. Having multiple births too close together could lead to health problems for both mother and baby. Women who carry multiple pregnancies in their bodies tend to go into labour more quickly than those with only one baby.
Ovulation, second implantation, or sperm getting through in the first place occurring after conception would be uncommon. It is almost unheard of for all three to occur, resulting in superfetation. Theoretically, this could happen if a woman was carrying multiple babies from different fathers - each baby receiving its own ovum, sperms, and implantation.
However, in most cases this will not happen because there are limits to how many embryos a woman's body will accept at one time. Usually only two embryos can survive in a single egg until birth, so having more than two embryos inside you at once is not recommended because most will not make it to full term. Even if some do, they will be born underweight and may have health problems later in life.
The reason why so many pregnancies do not carry to term is because most women will go through natural processes over and over again before finally losing their babies. This is called embryonic mortality. About half of all embryos will not develop past the eight-cell stage, and another quarter will not make it past the blastocyst stage, the very early stage right before implantation. Only one in 100 embryos will reach live birth.
So, yes, it is possible to get pregnant while using contraception because this happens every day.
Is it possible to become pregnant when already pregnant? It's uncommon, but yeah. Imagine discovering you're pregnant, only to discover you're pregnant again a few weeks later. That is precisely what occurred to a British woman. She was found to be pregnant with twins and had no idea she was carrying around her unborn child all this time.
She first noticed signs of pregnancy when she started feeling pain in her lower back. Thinking it might be sciatica, she went to see her doctor who confirmed the baby was still alive by doing a sonogram. The woman then went on to have a normal pregnancy with both babies born at full term by c-section due to concerns about their health. The mother has said that she will never know how many children she had or which ones are hers since they were all born after such a short period of time.
This case shows us that it's possible to become pregnant even when we already have a child. This can happen if a woman's body thinks she's already born something new even though there's actually more offspring inside of her. In most cases, this means more babies are born prematurely or underweight babies are often born oversize.
It is important to understand that although it's possible to become pregnant while pregnant, it's not recommended and it can put your own health at risk.
The Ovaries and Fallopian Tubes' Roles Women must have at least one functional ovary in order to conceive. The ovary releases a single egg into the fallopian tubes once a month, a process known as ovulation. Women who ovulate, whether they have one or two ovaries, have a chance of becoming pregnant. If a women has no ovaries she cannot ovulate and therefore cannot get pregnant.
Women with one functioning ovary can still go through the menopause. They will experience the effects of menopause such as hot flashes and osteoporosis but will not die of ovarian cancer like women with two healthy eggs. Women need both ovaries to produce estrogen which helps regulate many aspects of a woman's health including her reproductive system, bones, heart, and brain. As we age our ability to produce estrogen decreases which is why most women will eventually go through menopause. However people can retain their fertility by using hormone therapy (HT) which will be discussed further below.
Women who lose one ovary due to surgery or an accident can also retain their ability to bear children. In these cases it is up to the surgeon to decide if additional surgery is needed so that both eggs remain in place for future reproduction. Women who have had one ovary removed may not be able to release eggs periodically like women with two healthy eggs. This can lead to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) which will be discussed further below.
Each period, only one ovulation may occur. However, you can ovulate two (or more) eggs at the same moment. If both eggs are fertilized, there is a chance of conceiving fraternal (non-identical) twins. However, having two independent eggs delivered at different periods throughout the same cycle is not possible. All reproductive organs work together for this to happen.
The female reproductive system produces eggs and makes the uterine wall fertile. The uterus is the place where the fertilized egg develops into a baby. The development of the fetus depends on the mother's age as well as the quality and duration of the pregnancy. At any time during a pregnancy, if no problem is found with the heart, lungs, and brain, there is a 95% chance that the child is going to be healthy.
Eggs are produced by the ovaries. Ovaries are small glands located near the kidneys. They are also called pea-sized tumors because they usually measure about 1 cm in diameter. Ovaries produce estrogen which stimulates the lining of the womb to thicken so that sperm can penetrate it easily. Once fertilization has occurred, the cervical capillaries expand to allow blood to flow into the space surrounding the embryo or fetus. This process allows the embryo to grow larger before it becomes viable.
Ovulation occurs when an ovary releases an egg down into the fallopian tube. Only one egg is released at a time.