How to Be Reasonably Certain a Woman is Not Pregnant

How to be reasonably certain that a woman is not pregnant

A health care provider can be reasonably certain that a woman is not pregnant if she has no symptoms or signs of pregnancy and meets any one of the following criteria:

• is ≤7 days after the start of normal menses

• has not had sexual intercourse since the start of last normal menses

• has been correctly and consistently using a reliable method of contraception

• is ≤7 days after spontaneous or induced abortion

• is within 4 weeks postpartum

• is fully or nearly fully breastfeeding (exclusively breastfeeding or the vast majority [≥85%] of feeds are breastfeeds), amenorrheic, and <6 months postpartum

Source: CDC How to be reasonably certain that a woman is not pregnant, retrieved 9-Apr-2023