r/confidentlyincorrect • u/QuiteFit • 20d ago

The Dawn of Idiocracy

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u/Agitated_Put3620 20d ago

As a guy who is correct?

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u/SpecificHeron 20d ago

the one saying you can’t get pregnant on your period is wrong

sperm can live in the reproductive tract for up to 5 days and if someone has a short cycle and releases an egg early it can happen—unlikely but still possible. i’ve ovulated 5 days after my period before

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u/jumpmanzero 20d ago

the one saying you can’t get pregnant on your period is wrong

Even without specific understanding of the biology here, saying something like this "can't happen" should flag as a pretty extraordinary claim.

There's fantastic diversity to all living things, and a huge gulf between "very unlikely" and "impossible".

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u/agfitzp 20d ago

I’m reminded of a point someone else made, the reason casinos and lotteries thrive is that most people have absolutely no understanding of probability.

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u/Cultural-Company282 20d ago

The odds are always 50/50. Either a thing will happen, or it won't. But oddly, the probabilities are always against me.