How to calculate the fertile period

Many couples have been preparing for pregnancy for several months but do not see any signs of pregnancy. Therefore, they worry that there is something wrong with their body and they cannot get pregnant. However, after going to the hospital for a check-up, they find that everything is normal. In fact, the reason why many couples have not been pregnant for a long time is related to the fact that women have not calculated their ovulation period well. In order to get pregnant as soon as possible, it is important to know how to calculate the fertile period.

The so-called fertile period is actually the ovulation period of women. Because only when women have sexual intercourse during this period of ovulation can they become pregnant, it is also called the fertile period. There are actually many ways for women to calculate their fertility period. The specific methods for calculating the fertility period are as follows:

1. Calculate ovulation period

If your menstrual cycle is regular, you can roughly calculate the day of ovulation and plan to have sex around the time of ovulation. Calculate when your next menstrual period might occur, and then work backwards 16 days to find your approximate ovulation date.

Here we take a 30-day menstrual cycle as an example: Day 1 (menstruation) Days 15-19 (ovulation) Day 30 (the day before the next menstruation)

This is the most commonly known method, but many people don’t quite understand it.

2. Basal body temperature measurement method

The basal body temperature of normal women changes cyclically during the menstrual cycle. Generally, ovulation occurs before the basal body temperature rises or during the process of rising from low to high. The increase in basal temperature after ovulation indicates that ovulation has occurred. The first three days when the basal temperature is at an elevated level are the "fertile period". The temperature increase is generally 0.3℃～0.C℃.

This method can indicate that ovulation has occurred, but it cannot predict when ovulation will occur.

3. Cervical mucus observation method

Generally, women with a normal menstrual cycle will feel a "dry period" in the genitals after the menstrual period ends, followed by a "wet period", then another "dry period" and the next menstrual period. The "moisture" here refers to the moist feeling of the vulva produced by the cervical mucus originating from the vagina.

Before and after menstruation, mucus is often thick and less in quantity, or even absent. In the middle of the menstrual cycle, the mucus will become thinner and more abundant. The closer to ovulation, the clearer and more transparent it becomes, resembling egg white, and is elastic, with the highest degree of silkiness and the smoothest feeling. The last day of this mucus is called the "peak day," and ovulation occurs 48 hours before and after it. Therefore, it is easy to get pregnant if you have sex during the "wet period" before ovulation until 3 days after the peak day.

Now that you know how to calculate the fertile period, if you feel that one method is not accurate enough, it is recommended that you combine the above three methods to calculate, which is more accurate. In order to better conceive, try to reduce sexual life before the fertile period to ensure the activity and quality of sperm, so that you can better conceive.