The chances of getting pregnant are lower when you have intercourse during the first seven or eight days of your safe period, but it’s not impossible to get pregnant. The first seven days and the last eight days of the safe period generally refer to the first seven days and the last eight days of the menstrual period, because of the time away from the day of ovulation, so the probability of pregnancy is relatively small in this period of time to have intercourse. However, sometimes women may have irregular menstrual periods, early or staggered ovulation, which may increase the chances of conception during the first seven days and the last eight days of intercourse, and there is also a possibility of pregnancy. Therefore, with normal menstruation, the chances of pregnancy during intercourse during the first seven or eight days are small. However, women who want to minimize the possibility of pregnancy are advised to use other means of contraception such as birth control pills and contraceptive devices.