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2007-01-16 09:43:20 · 9 answers · asked by catherine l 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting Pregnancy

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Contrary to popular belief, not every woman has (or should have) a regular 28 day cycle or ovulates on CD14. That is just the *Average*. A woman is only able to conceive from relations on about 8 days in any given cycle. With enough information and determination, a woman is capable of determining when those fertile days are and when she is not fertile.

Determining which days are "safe" can be complicated because different factors (everything from stress to diet to light exposure) can cause upsets in hormones that can delay ovulation. There can also be false peaks that can confuse anyone not using both cervical fluids and thermal shifts to confirm ovulatory function. It usually takes a woman around 3-6 months of charting to learn how to determine her fertile signals clearly enough to trust her charts ... and it can take even longer to convince her partner to trust & participate in doing the charts. LOL If that isn't enough, a man's sperm can live in your body for as many as 5 days waiting for an egg to fertilize.

There is enough information needed than you can't effectively learn in this format... you need a mentor, classes, or at least a good detailed book. However, it is not impossible, even for those of us with very irregular cycles and health conditions. You can learn on your own with books but it is more effective to take a class b/c you can ask questions and you have a second (more experienced) person helping with interpretations until you get the hang of it. The Catholic church offers classes for (even non-Catholic) couples in cervical fluid observation - Creighton, Billings, etc. It cost my husband and I about $20 a class. Charting temps (encouraged by fertility specialists) is effective for confirmation of having ovulated but can't warn of impending ovulation. You MUST use a Basal Thermometer because regular therms are less accurate. Some people use lunar regulation, cervical OS monitoring, or salivary ferning as secondary symptoms.

I personally use a combination of all those on my Ovusoft & www.tcoyf.com charts. I use Ovusoft b/c they are the only charting software that tracks & learns YOUR body’s symptoms rather than using an average for comparison. Plus, they are the only FDA approved charting software - even if it is only FDA approved for achievement. (BTW the only difference between achieving and avoiding are the days you choose to have sex or use a condom as backup or abstain.)

2007-01-16 10:46:41 · answer #1 · answered by thisbattymom 3 · 0 0

Don't count it. Have safe sex instead of calculating safe days. There is no safe days since you may make mistakes when doing those numbers and she may not remember the last day of her period.

2007-01-16 09:54:49 · answer #2 · answered by HHKIANG 2 · 0 1

If you mean when can you have sex without using birth control - there really are none. Wrap up that willy.

Don't forget there are other things that could happen... STDs!

2007-01-16 09:49:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

i would most likely say soon before her period and right after. you are the most fertile 14 days after the day you start your period. so with in that 14th day i would be xtra carefull if you dont want any babies!!! but be where that there are still chances she could still become prgnant.

2007-01-16 09:59:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

None. If you don't want a baby or disease, NEVER make any assumptions, and ALWAYS use protection.

2007-01-16 09:54:39 · answer #5 · answered by desiderio 5 · 1 1

there is none unless using protection but that still means you have to be careful

2007-01-16 09:50:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

There are no safe days..... unprotected heterosexual sex = baby/STD.

2007-01-16 09:49:38 · answer #7 · answered by naenae0011 7 · 1 1

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2007-01-16 09:50:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

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