Why is it some women ovulate right after their period and some in the middle of their cycle?

Question

How is it possible and if that's the case, why do they always say your most fertile time is 14 days after the first day of your last period?

Answer 1

We women are all different. There is an "average" time of the cycle when most women ovulate, but, it's just not the same for everyone.

Do you know ways to determine when you ovulate? If not check with your doctor for more info.

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Answer 2

The post-ovulatory or luteal phase is fairly constant across women at 12-16 days. That means you ovulate 12-16 days before your NEXT period comes. Within individual women, it rarely varies by more than a day. If you have longer (say 28-32 day) cycles, you ovulate roughly midcycle. But if you have very short cycles (say 24-26 days) you may ovulate very shortly after your period ends.

Your most fertile time is NOT 14 days after your period; it's in the days leading up to when YOU ovulate. That might be Day 14 or it might not (see above for explanation.)

Check out "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler for in-depth information on how the female cycle works and how to chart your own in order to determine when you are most fertile.

Answer 3

A woman who has a really short cycle may ovulate on her period and a woman who has a longer cycle may ovulate later than 14 days. The general time frame is 14wks because it was once thought that 28days was a normal average cycle. New research has determined that everyone is different and its ok.

Answer 4

It's not possible. A woman typically ovulates 14 days after the first day of her last period, like you said. Which is usually right in the middle of your period-free weeks. That's the way ovulation works. You won't ovulate right after you have your period.

Answer 5

I've never heard of someone ovulating in the middle of there period...how could that work? The whole purpose of ovulation is to be "ripe" for fertilization; Menstruation is basically renewing your uterus in order to be fertilized???Right?

Answer 6

Because all women are different. We're not robots built with the same exact parts.