If you are a healthy woman and have unprotected sex with your partner but still not getting pregnant then commonly you may have some problem. Maybe, you have not sexed on the correct time or you haven’t know your ovulation period. Here, ‘correct time’ means ovulation period of which proper definition has been explained in the article below given.
A question arises in all women’s mind that how many chances of getting pregnant during ovulation or how long ovulation discharge last?? If you are one of the women then now you don’t worry. Here, we have brought for you complete details regarding this topic. Along with this, we are also explaining to you some effective methods to get pregnant in a short time.
So, without any delay, go through this entire article and read carefully. We are definitely sure that this will help you to attain all the useful information. You will also know that when you are more likely to conceive and when you are not. Along with this, you will also get many other details.
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When Are You More Likely To Conceive?
If we talk about the fertile window then these are the days in a woman’s menstrual cycle when pregnancy is possible. Fertile window depends on the length of the menstrual cycle of the women. It varies from women to women. You must want to know what fertile window is. Then, it can be explained as the day when the egg is released from the ovary (ovulation) and the five days beforehand. If you get intimate in these days with your partner then there is a maximum chance of getting pregnant.
Myth Busting
MYTH
A woman can get pregnant at any time of the month.
FACT
A woman can only get pregnant on a few days during her menstrual cycle.
Reason
Women cannot pregnant at any time of the month because eggs and sperm live only for a short time in the body of women.
- Sperm live for around five days.
- Eggs can only be fertilized for around 24 hours (one day) after being released from the ovary.
Eggs and sperm need to come together at the right time for fertilization to happen to create an embryo.
Facts About Timing
The timing for fertilization of egg and sperm should be exact. They should come together at the right time so that women can conceive. Ovulation is the process when a mature egg is released from ovary for fertilization. A mature egg moves down the fallopian tube where it can be fertilized. If sperms are available in fallopian tube at the time of egg release then there are very good chances of egg fertilization creating an embryo, which can grow into a baby.
If we see technically then pregnancy is only possible if you get intimate and have sex with your partner during the five days before ovulation or on the day of ovulation. But, the most fertile days are the three days leading up to and including ovulation. If you want to try to conceive then get intimate with your partner these days.
If you have sex after 12-24 hours of ovulation then there are no higher chances of getting pregnant because of the egg is no longer in the fallopian tube. This means the woman is not able to get pregnant during this menstrual cycle.
If you do sex after or before the fertile window then there is the minimum probability of getting pregnant. But, if you are not trying to conceive then don’t depend on it only. Use contraception, it may be the best option.
How to Know When You’re Ovulating?
There are various methods through which you may know that you are ovulating or not. Knowing your ovulation period will help you to plan for sex at the right time to get pregnant easily. For this, you have to just keep a record of your menstrual cycle on a chart, in a diary, or on a free period-tracker app on your smartphone.
Those who want to know the length of their menstrual cycle should record the first day of bleeding. This is day one and the last day is the day before the next period begins.
What Is A “Menstrual Cycle” And A “Period”?
This is a myth that some people consider menstrual cycle and a period as a single thing. They both are different things. If you have also confusion about them then clear it this way.
A period is when you bleed (menstruate)
A menstrual cycle can be explained as starts on the day when a period starts (day 1) and ends the day before the next period. A cycle’s length is considered normal if it’s between 21 and 35 days. They can vary between women and from one cycle to the next.
How to Measure “Average” Menstrual Cycle Length?
If you have irregular periods or have different length of menstrual cycle then you can measure it and find out average menstrual cycle length.
Commonly, periods are not regular always. Menstrual cycle days can vary from women to women. It depends on their health and so many other things. So, it can be useful if you measure the average menstrual cycle length. for this, you have to follow some steps given below.
If you add the number of days in three cycles and divide the total number by three, it gives you your average cycle length.
Example
Sarah tracked her last three menstrual cycles by counting the time from the first day of one period to the day before the next period.
Cycle 1 was 28 days; Cycle 2 was 32 days; Cycle 3 was 27 days
28 + 32 + 27 = 87
87 divided by 3 = 29
So the average length of Sarah’s menstrual cycles is 29 days.
Working Out Your Most Fertile Days:
If you want to get pregnant then you can make sexual relations with your partner in these most fertile days. After knowing the average menstrual cycle length, now, you can get an idea about your ovulation.
Ovulation happens after 14 days before your periods start.
- Suppose, your average menstrual cycle length is 28 and as we said above, ovulation happens after 14 days. So, according to this, your ovulation will be on 14th day then your most fertile days are 12, 13 and 14.
- Now, imagine if your average menstrual cycle length is of 35 days then your ovulation day will be 21. The most fertile days will be 19, 20 and 21.
- If you have a smallest menstrual cycle length of 21 days then your ovulation day will be 7 and the most fertile days will be 5, 6 and 7.
- Your most fertile days are the three days leading up to and including the day of ovulation.
- Some women have very irregular cycles or find it difficult to work out an average cycle length. This can make it hard to work out when ovulation happens. If it’s all too hard, having sex every 2-3 days covers all bases and improves your chance of getting pregnant.
Remember one thing, your most fertile days are the three days leading up to and including the day of ovulation.
Some women have very irregular cycles or find it difficult to work out an average cycle length. This can make it hard to work out when ovulation happens. If it’s all too hard, having sex every 2-3 days covers all bases and improves your chance of getting pregnant.
Other Ways to Work out When You Ovulate
Besides the above method, you may get an idea about your ovulation period in other ways. If you are in your ovulation days then you may notice that your vaginal mucus becomes clear, slick and slippery, and feels a bit like egg white. It is a sign that your ovulation days are going to happen. If you want to get pregnant then it is the best time to have sex, as sperm travel more easily in this kind of mucus.
Use an Ovulation Predictor Kit
In the market, there are various types of ovulation predictor kit available in the supermarket or pharmacy. In which you can test your urine for signs of ovulation. If you start testing your urine a few days before the day you next expect to ovulate, a positive result means you are going to ovulate within the next 24 to 36 hours (one to two days).
What Are The Chances?
The best probability of getting pregnant for any woman if she is on her ovulation period.
- Suppose, if a woman gets intimate with her partner six or more days before she ovulates then there will be zero probability to get pregnant for her.
- But, if a woman has sex five days before she ovulates, her probability of pregnancy is about 10 percent. You should know about the pregnancy stages to take care of the mother.
- If she has sex on the day of ovulation, or the two days before, the chance of getting pregnant is around 30 percent.
How Long Does Ovulation Last?
Well, ovulation lasts for 12 to 48 hours. But according to the most optimistic studies if you are enough fertile then you can conceive up to seven days and may be up to 10 days. The reason behind this process is the male’s sperm can live in the female reproductive system for 5 days.
Ovulation is the process when an egg is released from ovary for fertilization. This egg can survive up to 5 days to get fertilized by a sperm. These days from arrival of an egg from an ovary to the fallopian tube is known as the ovulation period. However, your total fertile period is how long the egg is fertile and how long sperm can wait for the egg combined. This is known as your fertile window.
While you are possibly fertile for seven days out of your cycle, the odds of conceiving at the far ends of that time period are small. If you want to get pregnant, you should have sex one to two days before you ovulate.
Your Fertile Window: Odds for Getting Pregnant Before and After Ovulation:
The research institutes have been done many types of research on the best method of ovulation detection and on how fertile a woman is before and after ovulation. Well, the researchers get to know few problems behind the problem of knowing the accurate day of ovulation.
If you want to know that you are ovulating then ultrasound or blood test may help you. But, this method will not help you to have sex in the right time. With the help of this method, you will get to know that you were ovulated and also, this requires a doctor.
Imagine, you know approximately when you ovulated, and you know how many days before or after ovulation you had sex. What are your odds of getting pregnant?
Here, the percentage has given on the basis of researches. Let have a look!!!
- Five days before ovulation: 0.4 percent to 7 percent chance you’ll conceive
- Four days before ovulation: 8 percent to 17 percent
- Three days before ovulation: 8 percent to 23 percent
- Two days before ovulation: 13 percent to 29 percent
- One day before ovulation: 21 percent to 34 percent
- Ovulation day: 8 percent to 33 percent
- One day past ovulation: 0.8 percent to 11 percent
- Two days past: 3 percent to 9 percent
If you see on variations above then you will notice that how odds are varying greatly from day to day. For example, three days before ovulation, your chances were 8 percent to 23 percent to get pregnant. Have you thought why there is such a large difference??
For one, each study used a different method of calculating ovulation day. This means one study’s ovulation detection day may not match with another study’s day. Second, the studies were limited by the number of participants and conceived cycles. Just because someone can get pregnant the day before they ovulate doesn’t mean they will.
Determining the Best Time to Have Sex to Conceive
Well, your fertile window may last up to 10 days but if you want to get pregnant then you must have sex on the correct time as much as ovulation is near. But, the question arises how can you time sex for your most fertile days during your fertile window?
If you want to know your ovulation period then you may bring ovulation test kit from the market or medical shops. These are available in the market easily. But, these kits may be costly. But, don’t worry. You can detect your ovulation period at home also by notice some indications given by your body on these days.
You may check your body temperature, body basal temperature charting, and checking for fertile cervical mucus. An ovulation day calculator may also help provide an estimate, but isn’t always most accurate of methods.
Other methods of getting pregnant have regular sex with your partner without the wait for the exact ovulation period. You will conceive definitely one day in your ovulation day. But again, this process may create problems in your relationship if your partner or you have not patience for getting a positive result.
Instead of this, you may fall in infertility problem also. If you have any infertility problem or you are trying to get conceive for a long time and not getting a positive result. Then, you should concern your doctor with your partner. They will check-up you and your partner also and give you proper health check-up to overcome from this problem.
Instead, have sex three to four times a week. You’re bound to have sex during your fertile window. Will it be on your most fertile day? That may not occur. But it may not be necessary either.
How Can You Know If You’re Not Ovulating?
If you don’t ovulate then no amount of sex can pregnant you. So, what is the method of knowing that you are ovulating or not?? If you have irregular periods or completely absent periods are the positive signs of not ovulating.
Final Words:
Well, it is very important to know the science behind getting pregnant and fertility. Try to discuss it with your partner also. If you are trying to get pregnant from 1 year or 6 months and not getting positive results then you should go to your doctor and have talked with them without any hesitation. Definitely, they will help you to get positive result and also suggest some more effective methods of getting pregnant.
