The safe period refers to the window period where a woman is less likely to get pregnant if they have unprotected intercourse. Technically speaking, this safe period falls between day 1-7 of the period and Day 19 to the start of the next cycle
The normal woman’s menstrual cycle is supposed to last 28 days. Of these only days 8 to 19 are considered fertile i.e. a woman is likely to have a baby through unprotected intercourse, all other days are safe. The cycle is considered to begin with the first day of bleeding and ends when the bleeding starts again.
Opting to have sex during the ‘safe period’ isn’t fool-proof though. A lot of women have irregular cycles and the cycle length can vary from women to women. That’s why the so-called ‘safe period’ is in truth not that safe and it’s better to use condoms or other contraceptive methods like the oral pill to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Also read: Male and Female condoms
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