Ovulation FYI
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menstrualhutI found out, that I'm at the peak of my fertility today.
Do you know when you are most fertile? If not, is simple to calculate, though not a fool-proof method of contraception.
Day 1 of your cycle is the day you get your period.
Approximately 14-15** days into your cycle it is likely that you will ovulate. Two days before ovulation occurs is a very fertile time, because sperm can live up to three days inside of a body. The best place for the sperm to meet up with the ovum is right in the fallopian tube. So since the sperm have had a quite a while to migrate that far, it is considered to be probably your most fertile time. But pregnancy and fertility extend beyond day 14-15...even up to three days after ovulation occurs, you are probably fertile. The ovum has to make it's trip down the fallopian tubes into the uterus, and it's possible to conceive even then.
Around your time of ovulation, you may notice a slight change in your discharge. The fluid may be slightly heavier, and and a bit "stringy." This is to allow the sperm an easier passage into the fallopian tubes. You core body temperature may raise a few degrees as well.
Remember, it's not an exact science. If you are trying to conceive, it might be helpful to buy an ovulation prediction kit...I think that most pharmacies carry them.
**It varies from cycle to cycle...If your cycle normally runs to 30 days, then day 15 is probably the day you ovulate..whereas if you cycle is only 28 days, you are probably fertile on day 14.
Do you know when you are most fertile? If not, is simple to calculate, though not a fool-proof method of contraception.
Day 1 of your cycle is the day you get your period.
Approximately 14-15** days into your cycle it is likely that you will ovulate. Two days before ovulation occurs is a very fertile time, because sperm can live up to three days inside of a body. The best place for the sperm to meet up with the ovum is right in the fallopian tube. So since the sperm have had a quite a while to migrate that far, it is considered to be probably your most fertile time. But pregnancy and fertility extend beyond day 14-15...even up to three days after ovulation occurs, you are probably fertile. The ovum has to make it's trip down the fallopian tubes into the uterus, and it's possible to conceive even then.
Around your time of ovulation, you may notice a slight change in your discharge. The fluid may be slightly heavier, and and a bit "stringy." This is to allow the sperm an easier passage into the fallopian tubes. You core body temperature may raise a few degrees as well.
Remember, it's not an exact science. If you are trying to conceive, it might be helpful to buy an ovulation prediction kit...I think that most pharmacies carry them.
**It varies from cycle to cycle...If your cycle normally runs to 30 days, then day 15 is probably the day you ovulate..whereas if you cycle is only 28 days, you are probably fertile on day 14.
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spiffy!
Date: 2001-03-09 07:26 pm (UTC)Do you actually feel warmer when the core temp goes up, or would you say thay it's something you'd need a thermometer to feel the difference?
Re: spiffy!
Date: 2001-03-09 07:31 pm (UTC)I personally have never felt warmer during my fertile times, but sometimes I do get a pang on my right or left side...depending which ovary is shucking out an egg.
Re: spiffy!
Date: 2001-03-09 07:39 pm (UTC)Are you a lefty or a righty this time around?
Inquiring minds... :)
Re: spiffy!
Date: 2001-03-09 07:42 pm (UTC)Re: spiffy!
Date: 2001-03-09 07:45 pm (UTC)I was wondering if sometimes both "go off" for some reason...
Re: spiffy!
Date: 2001-03-09 07:49 pm (UTC)Re: spiffy!
Date: 2001-03-09 07:50 pm (UTC)now I have to research. :)
Re: spiffy!
Date: 2001-03-10 05:47 am (UTC)Upon research (via webMD.com)
both at the same time doesn't seem to generally happen, but can when fertility therapy is applied...
no subject
Date: 2001-03-10 06:17 am (UTC)Fertility is tracked by tracking the quality of the cervical fluid and vaginal sensation. Once I have seen the thermal shift and my cervial fluid is no longer fertile quality, I am "safe " again.
The problem with knowing how long your cycle is and assuming from that when you ovulate is that ovualtion may be delayed for any number of reasons and you may not know until it is too late. Many women do not ovulate in the middle of their cycle. The luteal phase - the time between ovualtion and bleeding - is pretty much constant in an individual. Ovulation determines when you will bleed, not the other way around. So guessing when you will ovulate by when you bled last time, is not a very good method of birth control. It is essentially the rythym method. I know 3 three little kids right now that were the product of that kind of birth control.
Of course, this is all moot if you are not trying to get preganat or if you have another method of birth control. :P
no subject
Date: 2001-03-10 07:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2001-03-10 10:56 am (UTC)I actually tend to judge whether I'm fertile or not by my vaginal fluid. When a woman is fertile, her fluid is usually very clear and slippery, and we produce more of it.
I also usually assume that the day after my period ends, I'm not fertile, but nowadays I'm thinking I should revise that.
00g
no subject
Date: 2001-03-10 01:54 pm (UTC)As for being obsolete, I must disagree with you. An important theme that I repeatedly emphasized in my post that it was more of an approximate measurement (that is, without medical supervision), not "an exact science." After all, if it was an exact science, I'm sure there would be many less accidental pregnancies in women that use that data for contraceptive purposes.
sigh
Date: 2001-03-10 05:41 pm (UTC)Re: sigh
Date: 2001-03-10 05:51 pm (UTC)Re: sigh
Date: 2001-03-10 06:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2001-03-10 08:45 pm (UTC)