Ask Me Help Desk - Could I be pregnant?

Hey just a quick question,

I had a iud inserted in April, ( the one that lasts 5 yrs) I just had my period from July 15-23 and my fiancé and I had sex on the 24th -28th and I have been feeling really dizzy and light headed today (30th) and we have two sons, and I felt dizzy and light headed when I first got pregnant with them, is it possible to be pregnant with the dates and what not, and how long would it take before a pregnancy test would give me the right answer?
Any advice would be appreciated thanks. :o

The lightheadedness could be from a number of things besides possible pregnancy. It would be unlikely you would be feeling pregnancy symptoms just yet as implantation often takes several days to be complete. Many women do feel differently early on however.
If you happened to ovulate very early in your cycle, which is possible... and the IUD didn't do the job... which is possible... you might get an accurate result on a test in several more days. However, the odds are slim that you are pregnant simply because those two situations greatly decrease the probability of pregnancy occurring.
See how you feel in another week... try a test at that time if you still feel it might be due to pregnancy. Keep in mind, the urine tests become more accurate the closer to a period you get.

Thank you for your reply, like you said, I will wait another week to see how I feel.
Thanks again.

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Originally Posted by DoulaLC

The lightheadedness could be from a number of things besides possible pregnancy. It would be unlikely you would be feeling pregnancy symptoms just yet as implantation often takes several days to be complete. Many women do feel differently early on however.
If you happened to ovulate very early in your cycle, which is possible....and the IUD didn't do the job....which is possible....you might get an accurate result on a test in several more days. However, the odds are slim that you are pregnant simply because those two situations greatly decrease the probability of pregnancy occurring.
See how you feel in another week....try a test at that time if you still feel it might be due to pregnancy. Keep in mind, the urine tests become more accurate the closer to a period you get.