How To Find Your Ovulation Day
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How to find your ovulation day. This is day 1. How we calculate your fertile days first we estimate when you ll ovulate by counting back 14 days from the day you expect your next period. The last day of your cycle is the day before your next period begins. If you have your period on january 1 ovulation will take place on january 17.
Many women use ovulation predictor kits which identify the date of ovulation 12 to 24 hours in advance by looking at levels of luteinizing hormone or lh the last of the hormones to hit its peak before ovulation. The average cycle length is 28 days but can range anywhere from 20 to 45 days. Ovulation occurs 10 14 days before your next period so you will get an approximate ovulation date by subtracting 14 from the number of days in your cycle eg. This means that ovulation will occur 16 days after your period starts.
Look out for raw egg white like cervical mucus ewcm rising luteinizing hormone lh levels in the urine and high libido. Your chances of getting pregnant are highest within 24 hours of ovulation and one day beforehand. The days leading up to your ovulation date will appear marked in purple. To work out the length of your menstrual cycle record the first day you start bleeding first day of your period.
Those are the days you are likely the most fertile. Start with the first day of one period and count right up to the day before the first day of your next period. Ovulation day can be any day between day 7 and 20 taking the 1st day of your last period as day 1. Generally you ovulate 14 days after the first day spot or bleed of your last period.
Count the first day of bleeding or spotting as day one. You can keep track of your menstrual cycles on a chart in a diary or on a free period tracker app on your smartphone. But conception is also possible if you have sex in the five days leading up to ovulation says. Your fertile window begins on day 10.
Usually ovulation occurs 1 day after the lh peak which is also the last day of ewcm. 30 days minus 14 16. Mark your calendar exactly two weeks from the start of your period. If your menstrual cycle lasts 28 days and your period arrives like clockwork it s likely that you ll ovulate on day 14.
There are also phone apps that can monitor your cycle and let you know when the ideal time is. That s halfway through your cycle.