How Does The Female Ovulation Cycle Works?
During ovulation, a mature egg is released from one ovary. It is difficult to calculate ovulation because it occurs 12-16 days before your next period arrives. Thus, you cannot really know when you ovulated until you have your period. This makes trying to conceive based on ovulation alone difficult to predict. You do not ovulate at the same time every month even if you will have a unique ovulation pattern. The average menstrual cycle is 28 days in length with most women having a cycle lasting anywhere between 25 to 35 days. Day 1 is the first day of bleeding. If you have spotting before your true period, do not count spotting as part of your new cycle. Ovulation is said to occur on day 14, but this is not true at all. Most women ovulate anywhere between day 8 to day 22 depending not only on the length of their cycle but also on the balance between estrogen and progesterone. This delicate balance is what triggers ovulation.
