When you are trying to conceive, there are certain times in yourmenstrual cycle when you are more fertile than others. Fertile days in your menstrual cycle occur around the time of ovulation, when your ovaries release a mature egg for fertilization. If you are trying to get pregnant, it is important to plan sex during your most fertile days.

⁉❕Fertile Days in Menstrual Cycles❕⁉

Fertile days vary from woman-to-woman, depending on the length and regularity of her menstrual cycles. Women are most fertile during ovulation, when a woman releases an egg to be fertilized. 

Once an egg is released, it can be fertilized for only 12 to 24 hours before it dissolves. Sperm, on the other hand, can stay alive in the body for 3 to 5 days, making a woman fertile for about 5 to 7 days.

⁉❕Best Time to Have Sex❕⁉

Because sperm lasts several days in the human body, and a woman’s egg only last a maximum of 24 hours, the best time to have sex to get pregnant is a few days before ovulation should occur. Couples should begin having sex the last day of their period or the day after, all the way through until it has been confirmed your 2-3 days past ovulation. Couples should try to have sex at least every other day but preferably every day unless their spouse has low sperm count or going through <a href="https://glowing.com/glow-fertility-program">IVF</a>/IUI. The more sex you have in the ovulation period, the greater the chance of conceiving will be. That is all there is to it. If you have sex once in your ovulation period, you will have a small chance of getting pregnant. Have sex twice, your chances are a little greater. If you have sex every other day while you are fertile, you will have a pretty good chance of getting pregnant. However, for the very best chance of getting pregnant, a couple should have regular sex every day for the 5-6 fertile days leading up to ovulation, and on the day of ovulationas well. Having sex every day during your ovulation window will give you the best chance of getting pregnant. That means every day for your 5-6 fertile days, and then again on ovulation day. Doctors also recommend sex every 2-3 days during the other days of your cycle as well.

⁉❕How to Detect Fertile Days to Get Pregnant❕⁉

A helpful way to achieve pregnancy is to schedule sexual intercourse slightly before and during ovulation. In order to make the most out of each session of sexual intercourse, it is important to understand signs of ovulation so you know when you are ovulating. This will help you plan sex accordingly to help you get pregnant.

⁉❕Changes in Cervical Mucus❕⁉

Cervical mucus can be an important indication of ovulation. Before ovulation, cervical mucus is dry and sticky. As ovulation comes closer, it may take on a creamier consistency. Right before ovulation, cervical mucus tends to take on the consistency of a raw egg white and may become more slippery. Charting your cervical mucus can be helpful because it allows you to spot patterns from one menstrual cycle to the next.

⁉❕Charting your Basal Body Temperature❕⁉

Charting your BBT can help you detect patterns of ovulation. You can buy a special BBT thermometer, which detects temperature to the tenth degree. Take your temperature the first thing each morning. You can detect ovulation by an increased temperature of 0.4 degrees Fahrenheit, which will usually be the highest temperature over the last six days.

⁉❕Ovulation Predictor Tests(OPKs)❕⁉

Ovulation predictor kits are at-home tests that allow a woman to predict when she will ovulate. The test works by measuring the luteinizing hormone. When the LH rises sharply, ovulation should occur in the next 12 to 48 hours.

⁉❕Physical Signs of Ovulation❕⁉

Physical signs of ovulation may vary for each woman, but may include light spotting, abdominal cramping, breast tenderness, and bloating.

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