How To Determine Your Peak Ovulation Day
Fertility aids measure the levels of specific hormones in the urine to determine the ovulation day each month.
How to determine your peak ovulation day. Of course if you are really paying attention you should be asking me how you could possibly know when your last day is since you obviously can t know until the day after when you are no longer wet right. How we calculate your fertile days. Usually ovulation occurs 1 day after the lh peak which is also the last day of ewcm. Some devices also identify days of peak fertility.
The average cycle length is 28 days but can range anywhere from 20 to 45 days. For the average woman these are days 10 to 17 of her 28 day cycle with day 1 being the day your period starts. Day one of the cycle is the first day of your period. You may have heard that ovulation happens on day 14 of your cycle.
It usually occurs within a day or two of ovulation. Ovulation day can be any day between day 7 and 20 taking the 1st day of your last period as day 1. Our ovulation calculator gives you the dates you re most likely to be fertile over the next several months. Look out for raw egg white like cervical mucus ewcm rising luteinizing hormone lh levels in the urine and high libido.
Ovulation is a part of your fertile window but pregnancy from sexual intercourse may occur up to five days prior and one day after. Ovulation predictor kits may help but shouldn t be used. Your peak day is the last day that you have fertile i e egg white or watery cervical mucus or a wet or slippery vaginal sensation in a cycle. It is called the peak day because it denotes her peak day of fertility.
The second half of the cycle is called the luteal phase and is from the day of ovulation until the next period begins. The luteal phase has a more precise timeline and usually is only 12 16 days from the day of ovulation. First we estimate when you ll ovulate by counting back 14 days from the day you expect your next period. But women can ovulate as early as day 10 or as late as day 20.
Ovulation most likely occurs around day 18. If your cycle is 28 days long your next period should start 28 days from. Count the first day of bleeding or spotting as day one. Start with the first day of one period and count right up to the day before the first day of your next period.
This ultimately means that the day of ovulation will determine how long your cycle is.