i'm new and i have a few questions..sorry

[angiemarie.livejournal.com]

Hello,

Isnt the 14th day of your cycle the most fertile Time?

And my second question is don't you start counting on the day you start your period?

The reason i'm asking is because i'm 19 and i've never had a boyfriend who i had sex with alot and Now that I have a boyfriend who i'll be having sex with alot I really don't want to become pregnant thank you :)

Comments

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

1. Yes (though at least a couple of days on either side, too) for most women.
2. Yes, for accurate counting

[krasota.livejournal.com]

Don't apologize for asking questions--that's why folks are here. ;)

If you don't want to become pregnant, use contraception.

The 14 day bit isn't set in stone. If your cycle is longer than 28 days or if you ovulate later in your cycle, the 14th day is moot. In fact, some women ovulate at 10 days, some at 16--it's not something that's the same for every single woman.

[geoffspelunker.livejournal.com]

In order to determine for certain you might have to go to some sort of fertility doctor.
It's great you've found someone you feel so connected to, but regrettably the "rythmn method" isn't very effective. Also, sperm can live inside a woman for up to three days so it's kinda dicey even if you make love on a day that you wouldn't otherwise get pregnant just to have your egg fertilized three days later :-S Also a friend of mine's cousin used the rythmn method with her now ex-boyfriend. This is how they accidentally conceived their two little girls, whom she loves a lot, but...
Good luck, and I hope you consider using either the barrier method and/or birth control. Used together with the rythmn method you can almost guarantee that you won't get pregnant.
:-)

[lizdefiance.livejournal.com]

yeah, the rhythm method isn't effective at ALL. but fertility awareness is 98% effective, and 100% natural! fertility awareness is tracking some body symptoms to understand when you're fertile. every day you check your basal temperature when you first wake up, and chart yr cervical fluid, and by those signs (and more, if you wish) you'll know exactly when you can potentially become pregnant.

[angiemarie.livejournal.com]

he is wearing condoms but i just want to make sure until I can get on the pill again..I was on it but the doctor took me off because it was giving me headaches and the only other thing she was going to give me was the shot and I didnt want that.

[lizdefiance.livejournal.com]

1) no. 14 days before you ovulate is your most fertile time. but you could get pregnant having sex up to 5 days before that. counting the days and guessing when you're fertile is dangerous and inaccurate.

if he's wearing condoms, though, it's all fine!

[puttysan.livejournal.com]

no. 14 days before you ovulate is your most fertile time.

I think you may have worded that wrong. You're not fertile BEFORE ovulating. Ovulating is what makes you fertile. A few days before, yes, since the sperm can live in the vagina for a time, but not 14 days.

[lizdefiance.livejournal.com]

oops. i meant 14 days before you MENSTRUATE>

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[puttysan.livejournal.com]

:) That's what I figured.

[angiemarie.livejournal.com]

thank you all :) now i feel a little better