How To Measure Ovulation Time

First we estimate when you ll ovulate by counting back 14 days from the day you expect your next period.

How to measure ovulation time. This is menstruation menstrual period and brings us back to day 1 of your cycle. Ovulation day can be any day between day 7 and 20 taking the 1st day of your last period as day 1. Look out for raw egg white like cervical mucus ewcm rising luteinizing hormone lh levels in the urine and high libido. For some women it can be difficult to know when to start using ovulation tests particularly if their cycles are irregular.

At this time your hormone levels will decrease and your uterine lining will begin to shed about 12 16 days from ovulation. This helps detect the lh surge that happens in the middle of your menstrual cycle about 1 1 days before ovulation. Once you have at least 8 months charted subtract 18 from the number of days in your shortest period to get your first fertile day in each cycle. Ovulation is the most fertile time of your cycle.

Also some ovulation kits only come with about a week s worth of tests which may not be enough to cover the window during. This is a home use test kit to measure luteinizing hormone lh in your urine. Usually ovulation occurs 1 day after the lh peak which is also the last day of ewcm. Our ovulation calculator gives you the dates you re most likely to be fertile over the next several months.

To calculate your ovulation by tracking your cervical mucus keep a calendar and track your period and the length of time between each period for 8 12 months.