How Do You Determine When A Woman Is Fertile?
A woman’s fertile period is the time when sexual intercourse is most likely to result in conception. If you are trying to get pregnant-or avoid getting pregnant-use the following tips to determine when a woman is most fertile. Estimate the date of ovulation, or the release of the egg. Women generally ovulate mid-cycle which, for the average woman with a 28-day cycle, is about 14 days after the first day of her period. A woman’s fertile period begins four to five days prior to ovulation and lasts one to two days afterward. This is because the egg lives for one to two days after it is released, and sperm can live in the woman’s body for up to a week. Use an ovulation predictor kit to not only determine when, but if ovulation will occur. The kits are fairly simple to use, generally requiring the woman to urinate on a test strip that detects a surge of lutenizing hormone (LH), the hormone that triggers ovulation. Ovulation generally occurs within two to three days of a rise in LH so interc
