What Does Being Fertile Actually Mean?

Question

Since most healthy woman ovulate every cycle then how is one woman considered ''more fertile'' than another? I know that a woman that is younger is more fertile than a woman that is older. Woman that just had a baby are also considered more fertile than woman that havnt. What does being fertile actually mean. Does a woman ovulate more than once in one given cycle? Are her eggs considered better than at any other time in her life?

I just recently had a miscarriage and we were told that I would be very fertile within the next 3 months. They said that if we wanted to try again that this is the best time. I am trying to understand how this works.

I know being fertile means that you can conceive. My question is how is a person more fertile in one point in her life than another when technically she can concieve at both times. I dont know if that makes any sense?!!

Answer 1

Fertile means that you are able to concieve a child. No matter what age, what time of the month. You are either fertile or you are not.

Answer 2

If your doctor said you are most fertile during the next three months it is most likely due to your body being more prepared to get and maintain a pregnancy than if it was doing it cold turkey. Once you achieve pregnancy, your body goes into the growing and providing for your unborn child mode. Your hormone levels change to provide the most viable living conditions for the baby. It starts to store fats to feed and nurture growth, etc... Most women are considered very fertile for two years after they give birth because the body has already been made ready to build a human.

Just like if you study for a test, you are more likely to pass it this week than if you took it 3 months from now, without studying anymore.

The younger a woman is, the more viable her eggs are. According to science, just like the eggs in the fridge, the older a woman's are, the less likely they are to bake a great cake, or even bake at all.

Fertile is simply the ability to get and maintain a pregnancy.

Answer 3

Think of fertility as a continuum ... a sliding scale.

The more fertile you are, the more likely it is for you to get pregnant.

The less fertile you are, the less likely it is.

A woman who is younger is more fertile because her eggs are healthier ... as you age your eggs can start to deteriorate. A younger woman could also be considered more fertile because she has more cervical mucus ... you know during menopause women kind of 'dry up'. And eventually an older woman will not ovulate at all, of course.

Women who have just had a baby are considered more fertile because their hormone levels are right for conception. Sometimes that also refers to the fact that after delivery, a woman could ovulate pretty much any time and not know that she's at risk for another pregnancy ... because she hasn't had a period yet. You ovulate first, so she hasn't had any signs and thus might not take precautions, thus increasing her pregnancy risk.

It doesn't mean that a woman ovulates more than once per cycle. That is pretty rare and indicates a problem ... once in the luteal phase (the time between ovulation and menstruation), a woman's body is preparing for possible pregnancy, and a surge in the hormones related to ovulation would disrupt that.

And as I said earlier, yes, sometimes your eggs are considered 'better' because of age or other health-related issues. But no, that is not the case immediately after pregnancy.

Answer 4

Fertility seems so simple - it is the ability to reproduce -- but reproduction is actually one of the most complex things our body can do. And yes, there are different degrees of fertility. Some women have 'hostile' mucous that kills sperm. So while they are technically fertile, the sperm can not get through the mucous barrier to impregnate the ovum. And the woman's level of fertility is affected by many things; age is one, so is stress or tension, so is nutrition (or malnutrition) alcoholism, drug use, or illness, and any or all of these factors can inhibit reproduction. Think of fertility as being like a thermometer. There are different degrees of fertility, affected by factors both inside and outside the woman's body. In your case, your body was prepared for a pregnancy, all the appropriate hormones were in place and all systems were go. That condition lasts for a number of weeks after the pregnancy terminated, and for that period of time you are 'super-fertile' . Does that make sense?

Answer 5

I had a miscarriage and the Dr's told me that this is my most fertile time. Dr recommended not to have unprotected sex until 3 to 6 months after. But my hubby and I had sex 3 weeks after the miscarriage and Im now 5 months pregnant. I guess you ov more in a month when you are fertile. Good luck

Answer 6

A fertile woman gives birth 9 months after 'doing the deed'.That's it!LOL
But really,some women produce healthy viable eggs every month,and some others have a problem,such as endometriosis,that prevents that.

Answer 7

That is the precise time every month that you are most able to conceive. Everything is set to accept the fertilization of sperm and egg. As simple as that and as frightening if you do not watch your personal schedule.

Answer 8

i am considered infertile. i can have unprotected sex many times and i won't get pregnant. i was not ovulating everymonth. i was not getting my period regularly. i needed fertility pills to have my son. its been about 4 years since i gave birth to him, i don't take any birth control or use protection and i am still not pregnant.

Answer 9

that you are able to concieve a child

Answer 10

it mean that you are able to conceive a child