what day of the month is a woman likely to conceive?

Answer 1

Conception is most likely to result from sex that occurs in the few days prededing ovulation, up to and including ovulation day itself; studies indicate that the absolute best chance for conception to occur is from sex that takes place one day before ovulation.

The "textbooks" still pretty much instruct that women have a 28 day cycle and ovulate on day 14, but that is, in fact, BS -- very few women fit that description. EVEN IF a woman has a 28 day cycle, that doesn't mean she ovulates on day 14. She may ovulate on day 11. Or on day 18. So when people say "day 14" or "midway through the cycle," no offense to any of them, but they don't have their facts. If you listen to them and are trying to get pregnant, you may luck out...or you may find yourself still "trying" a few years from now.

There is no universal answer if you want to pinpoint an exact day -- a woman trying to get pregnant has to determine when SHE is at her most fertile. It is not even remotely unusual, for example, for a woman to have a 31 day cycle and ovulate on day 20. Using the 28-day/14-day model, she'd have a hell of a time trying to conceive (unless, of course, she was having sex every other day to make sure she didn't miss any fertile period!)

If you're trying to conceive I highly recommend two sources: Taking Charge of Your Fertility, by Toni Weschler, and the forums at http://www.tcoyf.com -- they are really invaluable. Since you may not be looking for detailed information on timing I'm not going to put it here, but if you are looking for that kind of information, just do a search for the phrase "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" in yahoo!answers -- I've posted several times about how to chart your own cycle to determine your most fertile times (and so have some other people who often also refer to the book, so either way you'll pick up good information). (You can also look at some of my previous answers, but I'm absolutely not the only person here who posts accurate information on TTC, and I am in no way claiming to be!)

Also PLEASE note, if you're taking your basal body temperature: your temperature does rise due to increased progesterone, as another person said...but that doesn't happen until AFTER you ovulate. Progesterone increases after ovulation -- a mature follicle releases an egg (ovulation); the remaining shell of that follicle, which is at that point called the corpus luteum, produces progesterone. If you rely on temperatures alone you'll end up confirming that ovulation occurred....but you won't end up pregnant.

And yet one more thing: Sperm can survive for as long as 5 days in a fertile environment, but an egg lives for only a matter of HOURS, not days.

Answer 2

Here's how you can figure out your schedule:

1. You need to figure out how long your cycles are. Start from the 1st day of your period (as day 1) and count how many days there are until you start your next period.

The average cycle of a woman lasts 28 days.

2. You need to figure out when you're ovulating. This will occur (usually) in the middle of your cycle. So, a woman with 28 days, will, on average, ovulate on day 14. There are a few ways to figure out if you're ovulating.

a. Chart your Basal Body Temps. You take this temperature in the morning before you even roll over, sit up, or get out of bed. When you chart these, there should be a sudden dip and an immediate spike in your temperatures. This is when you ovulate.

b. monitor the types of discharges you have throughout the month. In the middle of the month, your discharge should be very slippery, mucousy, etc. This is when you're ovulating. (Don't confuse it with stringy.)

c. If you pay attention to your body, you may actually feel a sharp pain on one side of your lower abdomen. It should occur over a matter of hours, or 1-2 days. This is when you ovulate.

d. Get one of those ovulation tests and test when you suspect that you're ovulating.

3. Have sex within the 4 days on each side of ovulating. Some say do it every day. Others say, do it every other day (so the man's sperm can build up).

That's it--unless you do this for a few months and nothing is working. Then you go on from there. (If you have problems, you could be estimating your ovulation date incorrectly...or your body could be ovulating way early or way late. Doing your BBT should help determine this.)

Try using www.mymonthlycycles.com to keep track of your period, fertility symptoms, etc. It also provides charts that you can print out to track your BBT.

Good luck!

Answer 3

My mom is an OB nurse, and in die need of a granddaughter (she has 3 grandsons). You ovulate 10 to 15 days before you next period. So if you are regular and you have an estimated date of your next period then count 15 days back from that date. So, if your next period will be Feb 20 then start your business on the 5th til the 15th. I also know there are new conception kits at local drug stores that might also help.

Answer 4

1/2 way through her cycle. If she has a 28 day cycle, then on day 14, but it can be a few days before and after as the egg lives a few days and so does sperm

Answer 5

depends on your cycle. for example...if you your cycle is 23 days long...you might ovulate day 8 or 9 or there about, if your cycle is 28 days, roughly around day 14. sex two days before ovulation would be good.

Answer 6

On the 1st. j/k

try charting your basal body temperature. temperature will spike about a day before ovulation due to progesterone

Answer 7

The day I come over to visit.

Hey, doesn't anybody laugh anymore?!!

Answer 8

no particular day, its when she is ovulating.