QUES! How do you know when you fertile or not or when your ovulating? I'm confused please HELP!?

Question

like im confused like when is it the right time to have sex? is it 7 days before your period or after? or what!? every source is telling me something different!

so i need real help, an experienced persons help

Answer 1

Try going to this web page www.babycenter.com in that webpage when it first appears on the left hand side there is an option that you can choose a fertility calculator it will ask you some simple questions it will you a day or days based on your last menstrual cycle and how long it usually is. It will also help to know when the first day of your last menstrual cycle was. This worked for me I am 12 weeks pregnant. It will also help that you do not get stressed alot over it because it may affect the fact that you are trying to get pregnant. Hope that it works.

Answer 2

For the "average" woman you ovulate on the 14th day of your cycle, where day 1 of your cycle was the first day of your period. Since the "average" woman's cycle is supposed to be 28 days long, that's the same as saying 14 days before your next period.

You are fertile for the few days before you ovulate, and on the day you ovulate, but not afterwards. That's because sperm can live inside you for 3 to 5 days, but your egg only lives for a day.

To know exactly when *you* ovulate (especially if you don't have the "average" 28 day cycle) you can either chart your basal body temperature or use an ovulation predictor kit (you can buy one at any drug store).

Answer 3

Take the number of days in your cycle, divide by two. That is the number of days after the START of your period when you generally become fertile. For more precise measurement I suggest you get a basal body temperature thermometer and learn how to chart your basal body temperature (your temperature spikes right before you ovulate).

Answer 4

I belive its 5-7 days after your period you actually are ovulating, you usually can tell by the way you feel and look! Its very hard to tell a good time to try and conceive, usually its less than 14% chance each mo. that a woman could actually get pregnant! Good Luck!

Answer 5

it is confusing I Know but for the most part you are or should be fertil during and after your monthly cycle sometime even before. If you are trying to concieve I would just make it a point to have sex everynightlike I did.

Answer 6

http://www.mymonthlycycles.com sign up and track your periods. Fertility generally happens 2 weeks after the first day of your period and lasts up to 5 days after that, but sperm can live in you for up to 5 days. Every site is telling you different because they are measuring on different cycle lengths. the good thing about my monthly cycles is that it automatically adjusts your cycle length by your periods after you've put in a few months woth of data.

Answer 7

everyone ovulates 14 days after the onset of your period it is best to not have sex 3 days before and after because sperm lives up to 3 days inside. go to my monthly cycle.com

Answer 8

It is after you have your period. I had fertility issues and when through the process of getting injections. They always began when I began my period and I was inseminated with sperm about 10 days after my period.

Answer 9

I know that basal temperature is one way to tell. Spin is another. Your mucus is diffrent when you are ovulating.

Fertility Awareness (FA) is the practice of observing one or more of a woman’s primary fertility signs to determine the fertile and infertile phases of her menstrual cycle. Depending on their goals, couples may choose to time unprotected sexual intercourse so that it falls during the fertile phase (to achieve pregnancy) or the infertile phase (to avoid pregnancy). The term Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) is sometimes used.[1]

The term "natural family planning" (NFP) is sometimes used to refer to any use of FA methods. However, this term specifically refers to the birth control methods approved by the Roman Catholic Church -- breastfeeding infertility, and periodic abstinence during fertile times. FA methods may be used by NFP users to identify these fertile times.

Methods and characteristics
There are three primary fertility signs that may be used to practice FA:[2]

Basal body temperature (BBT)
Cervical mucus (Systems relying exclusively on cervical mucus include the Billings Ovulation Method, the Creighton Model, and the Two-Day Method.)
Cervical position (No studies have been conducted of women relying exclusively on cervical observations, though one such method has been suggested.)[3]
Sympto-thermo Methods combine observations of BBT, cervical mucus, and sometimes cervical position.

The three primary fertility signs are basal body temperature (BBT), cervical mucus, and cervical position. A woman practicing fertility awareness may choose to observe one sign, two signs, or, all three.

Basal body temperature is a person’s temperature taken when they first wake up in the morning (or after their longest sleep period of the day). In women, ovulation will trigger a rise in BBT between 0.3 and 0.9C (0.5 and 1.6°F) that lasts approximately until the next menstruation. Sixty percent of the time, ovulation happens the day before the temperature rise. The other forty percent of the time, ovulation may happen a few days in either direction.

The appearance of cervical mucus and vulvar sensation are generally described together as two ways of observing the same sign. Cervical mucus is produced by the cervix, which separates the uterus from the vaginal canal. Cervical mucus is a heterogeneous mixture of different types of mucus, several of which have specialized functions. Some of its functions are similar to those of semen - cervical mucus promotes sperm life by decreasing the acidity of the vagina and providing nourishment to the sperm. One type of mucus has a structure that helps guide sperm into the cervix and then the uterus. The production of fertile cervical mucus is caused by the same hormone (estrogen) that prepares a woman’s body for ovulation. By observing her cervical mucus, and paying attention to the sensation as it passes the vulva, a woman can detect when her body is gearing up for ovulation, and also when ovulation has passed. When ovulation occurs, estrogen production drops slightly and progesterone starts to rise. The rise in progesterone causes a distinct change in the quantity and quality of mucus observed at the vulva.[25] Each of the methods of fertility awareness observes and interprets this occurrence differently, and uses different rules to determine the onset of fertility and post-ovulatory infertility.

The cervix changes position in response to the same hormones that cause cervical mucus to be produced and to dry up. When a woman is in an infertile phase of her cycle, the cervix will be low in the vaginal canal; it will feel firm to the touch (like the tip of a person’s nose); and, the os – the opening in the cervix – will be relatively small, or ‘closed’. As a woman becomes more fertile, the cervix will rise higher in the vaginal canal; it will become softer to the touch (more like a person’s lips); and the os will become more open. After ovulation has occurred, the cervix will revert to its infertile position.

There are other techniques for detecting ovulation. Unlike the three primary signs described above, these other methods are not considered sufficiently accurate to avoid pregnancy. They are often used by couples seeking to conceive.

Ovulation Predictor Kits (OPKs) can detect imminent ovulation from the concentration of lutenizing hormone (LH) in a woman’s urine. A positive OPK is usually followed by ovulation within 12-36 hours.

Saliva microscopes, when correctly used, can detect ferning structures in the saliva that precede ovulation. Ferning is usually detected beginning three days before ovulation, and continuing until ovulation has occurred.

Fertility monitors are available under various brand names. These monitors use a combination of the calendar method, OPKs, and sometimes computerized interpretation of BBTs. Though the manufacturers claim high effectiveness rates for avoiding pregnancy, independent studies show failure rates comparable to the calendar method.

Many women experience secondary fertility signs that correlate loosely with ovulation. Examples include breast tenderness and mittelschmerz (ovulation pains).

Answer 10

14 days before your next period is due!