It may not be impossible, but it is highly improbable. But the greatest mistake made by those who like to entertain the supposition is basing their belief on their perception of her weight gain based on her return photos seen in the news and comparing it to the photo used in the press kits during the search for ES. The photo used was from when she was 13 and of course she recovered at age 15 some 2+ years after the date of the photo.
The physical changes ascribed to a possible pregnancy are more reasonably and logically explained by simple physical maturation.
BTW, the average gestational period for first pregnancies of caucasian women is 39 weeks or 274 days. It is 266 days (38 weeks) for subsequent pregnancies. ES was missing exactly 39 weeks. The date of her last menstral period is germaine because it would effect when she may or may not have been fertile and bring the 40 week computation into play (not that there is any public information to aid this computation). Most rape victims do NOT become pregnant. There is also no demonstrated reason to disbelieve the family statements regarding this issue.
ES was also chained to a tree or hidden in a hole with minimal food or water for the first 5 months according to press accounts, which would very likely negatively affect fertility.
I would not be the least bit surprised if her captor suffered from erectile dysfunction. Middle aged homeless schizophrenics are rarely in the best of health and they frequently have histories of drug abuse as well.
Justsayin has the right to say whatever he wants, however he'd better learn some internet skills and get a flamesuit and some tinfoil, because I won't be the last poster he's going to run into with little to no patience with his sly and unsupported innuendo.
4 years later what purpose does such prurient interest serve except to further the agenda of a gossip who wants to preach that the victim in some way shares responsibility for their victimisation.
i can't believe y'all are still talking about this!
Mathematics on pregnancy, Scientific facts about Ovulation and fertility, who cares!!
Fact is that sometimes normal fertil women just don't get pregnant each time they have sex. If you are not a women than you wouldn't obviously understand that.
A friend of mine just got pregnant after one year of trying. It took me many times to get pregnant with my boys. Getting pregnant is not automatic when you ovulate and have sex at the same time.