I am trying to do some research on-line about when a woman is ovualting. So I've have always thought that the woman was fertile or ovulating about 14 days ( if she has a normal cycle) after the last day day of her period. So the sites that I have been on for ovulation calculators ask to give me the first day of my last period, then they tell me that I'm fertile within 5 to 6 days, which would mean that I am fertile on my period. I do know that it is possible to conceive during your period but it is unlikely. So can someone explain this to me that knows what the real answer is.
2006-06-06 08:56:19 · 6 answers · asked by COURTNEY 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
Yes I know that you may get pregnant on your period but I do not think that is the time when you are the most fertile, So that is my question, when is the most fertile time.
2006-06-06 09:03:13 · update #1
You do not ovulate on day 14, any more than every woman is 5 feet 4 inches tall. Day 14 is an *average*, and knowing averages is worse than useless--it can lead to pregnancies in women who are trying to avoid it and no pregnancies in women who *do* want it!!
You ovulate about 2 weeks (usually 12-16 days) *before* your *next* period, regardless of the length of your cycle. Normal menstrual cycles are 24-40 days long. Sperm can live up to 3-5 days in the female body. So if you have a 24 day cycle, you could ovulate on day 9, and be fertile from day 5 or 6 onwards. However, you wouldn't actually *get* pregnant until day 9, when the egg appears, and the waiting sperm can fertilize it.
If you are regularly having cycles less than 24 days, you may have another fertility problem (or you may just be unusual). I would suggest you try observing *actual* signs of fertility instead of using the Web sites (which all work on *average* cycles rather than individual ones) or ovulation predictor kits (which have their own inaccuracies). Read the book, _Taking Charge of Your Fertility_ by Toni Weschler for accurate information that will help.
2006-06-06 09:41:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your cycle days are calculated as Day 1 being the first day of your period (when you have red flow). Therefore day 14 is 14 days after the start of your period. This is because if Day 1 were the last day of your period there would no general consensus on when ovulation "typically" takes place since most women can have their periods anywhere from 3-7 days.
I hope that helps.
2006-06-06 09:06:18 · answer #2 · answered by H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You start counting on the first day of your last period. So you're miscounting. And not everyone is day 14 - I was a day 17er for a while and a day 13er for a while (I know because I used the ov kits while TTC.) You can conceive a couple of days on either side of your actual ov date, depending on what time you ovulate and when you have sex.
2006-06-06 09:00:59 · answer #3 · answered by FrenchAngel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this one.. it worked out right for me, my baby is due on the "correct" date. Part of the problem with alot of these is that you need to know how long your cycles are.. so if you haven't been keeping track, you have to fall back on defaults.
http://www.fertilitynetwork.com/ovulation/ovulation-calculators.htm
2006-06-06 09:04:02 · answer #4 · answered by manderstwin1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they're top. the suited time to have intercourse is formerly ovulation. sometimes the sperm needs a million-2 day to realize the fallopian tube (the place the egg is waiting). So relatively have intercourse a million-2 days formerly ovulation
2016-09-28 03:53:57 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you CAN get pregnant while having your period.
2006-06-06 09:00:22 · answer #6 · answered by thetoothfairyiscreepy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋