After having your period, how many days do you have until you ovulate?

Question

Do you ovulate right after your period, or weeks after?

oh btw, do you count the days after your period or from when you start your period?
THANKS!

Answer 1

According to a book I'm reading called "Your Fertility Signals" by Merryl Winsten, most women ovulate 14 days before their next period. I, on the other hand, ovulate on day 9. When we were trying for #1, we kept missing the boat thinking we were ovulating on day 14 as well.

We now use the clear blue easy ovulation monitor so we know exactly when to make love. I recommend them 100%. Good luck honey.

Answer 2

Many women do NOT have textbook cycles. Therefore Day counting may not be helpful. Even if a woman has textbook length cycles, there's no guarantee that she ovulates at the textbook time. She might ovulate much later and have a short luteal phase. She might also not be ovulating at all but having anovulatory bleeding on a regular basis.

Usually, a cycle is counted from the first day of your period (full bleeding, not preperiod spotting if you have any). The first 3 days are almost always considered very infertile. Depending on your cycle history, the next 2 or more days can be very infertile - low fertility too. Often around Day 6 is when estrogen begins to build up and cervical fluid begins to appear. That is the beginning of the fertile phase (though it's usually a few more days before more fertile quality CF appears).

I highly recommend charting your fertility signs. Your chart can tell you when you are fertile, when you are not, when you are ovulating, when to expect your next period, and when to suspect pregnancy. Your chart can also tell you if there are issues delaying conception or causing difficulty w/ carrying a pregnancy and if there are serious issues which need a doc's attention.

Charting can also be used to AVOID pregnancy, especially if you chart your cervical fluid.

Some good sources for charting your fertility signs: Fertilityfriend.com (free software as well as a pay-for version and on-line charting turorial); ovusoft.com (discussion boards for many fertility related issues, much info on fertility after the pill, and a very good software for purchase). The books Taking Charge of Your Fertility (associated w/ the the ovusoft website and software), The Art of Natural Family Planning, and Garden of Fertility

Answer 3

My understanding is that healthy ovulation occurs 14 days before your period starts. Unless you have a clockwork cycle, you cannot count the days leading up to ovulation. That's why people have to "predict" their ovulation. If they could count the days from their last period there wouldn't be such a large market for test sticks and monitors.

According to wikipedia, there is no number of days...

"Cycle length alone is not a reliable indicator of the day of ovulation. While in general an earlier ovulation will result in a shorter menstrual cycle, and vice versa, the luteal (post-ovulatory) phase of the menstrual cycle may vary by up to a week between women."

Answer 4

Everyone is different. Your cycle starts on the first day of your period. The only way to know when you ovulate is to track it. Checking your cervix position, cervical mucous and taking your temperature in the morning. Or you can always take ovulation predicter tests.Some women will ovulate 14 days after the start of their period. Others will ovulate later or earlier. It is different from women to women and somtimes cycle to cycle. I know women who Ovulate at 10 days while other who ovulate 20 days into their cycle. You should expect ot get your period two weeks after you ovulate.
Good luck

Answer 5

Ovulation happens for most people between ten and sixteen days before menstruation. If your cycle is 28 days, you'll probably ovulate somewhere between day 12 and day 18. If your cycle is 40 days, you'll probably ovulate somewhere between day 24 and day 30. The number of days between ovulation and menstruation is consistent from month to month for most people...if your luteal phase is usually ten days, then it will pretty much always be ten days.

Charting your fertility signs is a great way to learn about when your body is preparing to ovulate. You can learn more about charting from the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility or from the website Fertilityfriend.com

Answer 6

It all depends on how heavy my cycle was. If I have a light cycle, I ovulate sooner. Some times I ovulate 2-3 days after I stop. Sometimes it 2-3 weeks. Every woman is different, every month is different. If you think you have a problem, I would call your doctor.

Answer 7

you ovulate 14 days form the first of your period

Answer 8

10-14 days

Answer 9

it varies from person to person. Some say 10-14. I suggest trying a ovulation kit.

Answer 10

It varies for everyone.....usually 10-14 days. Dr told me to start using OPK's about 4 days after period, just in case. Do them every day (per instuructions) until you get a +. You can test even after your + until it shows -.
Good luck!