How To Check Your Ovulation Cycle
While you may already have a fair understanding of your own menstrual cycle there are women who have cycle lengths that vary.
How to check your ovulation cycle. And learn more about your body on clue s website with articles about period tracking fertility birth control hormones and sex. To learn how to check your mucus see how to check cervical mucus. If your average menstrual cycle is 35 days ovulation happens around day 21 and your most fertile days are days 19 20 and 21. If you have shorter cycles say 21 days ovulation happens around day 7 and your most fertile days are days 5 6 and 7.
Use this calculator to see when you may be ovulating to help find your most fertile days. Keep track of the changes on a calendar. Chart the days when you have your period dry days and days when your mucus is tacky sticky slippery and wet. The best time to conceive is during the fertile window of the menstrual cycle.
How to calculate your next period ovulation infographic. The average cycle length is 28 days but can range anywhere from 20 to 45 days. Check your mucus every day after your period ends and note the distinct changes that take place over the course of your cycle. Find out your most fertile time.
Cycle day 1 is the first day of your last menstrual period. Count the first day of bleeding or spotting as day one. If your cycle is 28 days long your next period should start 28 days from the first day of your last period your fertile window includes the day you ovulate and the five days before but keep in mind that you re much more likely to get pregnant during the last three days of this time frame. Your most fertile days are the three days leading up to and including the day of ovulation.
We ll create a personalised ovulation calendar that shows you exactly when you re most likely to ovulate and when you ll be most fertile over the coming months. Understanding the menstrual cycle properly. Menstrual periods are different from woman to woman and month to month. Sometimes your own cycle can be as short as 23 days on cycle and 28 or 30 days the next.
Beginning on day one you should check your bbt basal body temperature every day using the instructions listed below. Fill in the rest of the days on the calendar so you can make a determination as to when you are most likely to get pregnant in the cycle. Track your cycle with the clue app a free period tracker for iphone and android.