The use of predicting a fertile period(while not as effective as other methods) can be used for contraception. My girlfriend and I are trying to figure out, without all of the lingo and complicated, hard to understand explanations, when she will not be fertile, and when she will be.
I know that predicting solely based on a calendar isn't effective since the menstrual cycle isn't always the same length. I also know that sperm can live inside the woman for several days. Some sites say 3, some 5, some 7. Which is it?
How can we know ahead of time when she will ovulate? I know it's rare for pregnancy to happen during the period, but possible. How many days preceding, and or following the period, is fertility extremely low?
I know it's possible to pinpoint the date of ovulation via calendar, but surely there are a few days in there that conception isn't possible, or at least carries minimal risk. What are those days?
Also what signs show that ovulation will come soon, or has come already?
2007-12-17
18:59:19
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eric s
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