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How do I calculate my ovulation

by joy20, Sep 06, 2009 12:25PM
How do I count my ovulation so I can get pregnant?I saw my last menses 9th August 2009.
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by Pcogale, Sep 06, 2009 09:31PM
Depends on a number of different factors.

How long is your cycle.  The average is 28 days with ovulation around day 14.  But this is an average.  Some women with a 28 day cycle may ovulate on day 16 or day 12.  It's individual.  

If you have a longer than average cycle you would generally ovulate about 14 days before your period is due.

There are signs that can tell you when you are ovulating.  One of these is a temp increase of about 0.5 degrees C in your basal body temperature.

This is the temperature that you take before you get out of bed in the morning (before you start moving).  For this you may want to get an ovulation thermometer or a digital one and chart your temperature for a month or two.  Then after ovulation your temperature stays up till just before your period and then it drops again.

Another sign is your cervical mucous.  It goes from being thick, opaque and scant to copious, thin, clear and stringy (when you pull it between 2 fingers) when you ovulate.  

Google the Billings Method for more info on this.
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