Just to be clear... some women do not ovulate 14 days prior to their Aunt Flow?

Question

I always heard this "fact" but i have been trying to get pregnant for a while now and it seems it must not be too accurate. Of course, there are those women who do ovulate exactly 14 days before their period but i think for most, it is not. Thoughts?

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So the average luteal phase length is 14 days. 14 days prior to period is roughly when a female ovulates. With that said, you could have a 28 day cycle or a 52 day cycle. You would still have roughly ovulated 14 days prior to that. Not every female has a 14 day LP, some less some longer, I personally have a 15-16 day LP. A lot of people assume one ovulates on cycle day 14, which is not true, ovulation can occur any time in your cycle. It varies, but your luteal phase is rather quite consistent. So regardless if you ovulate on CD13 or ovulate CD24, period would be due around two weeks after ovulation. Period due date all is determined by when you ovulate and how long your luteal phase is.

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I’m pretty sure women typically ovulate about two weeks prior to their next period. Whether that be a perfect 28 day cycle, or a 33 day cycle like I had. Maybe a bit different for a shorter cycle?

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After 3 months of consistent ovulation test i get a peak on Cycle day 15 and tend to always Ovulate on cycle day 16 and this is with a 30 day Cycle with a 5 day period!

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You really just need to track your temps and use ovulation tests. It's not accurate to guess based on the length of your cycle.

Just to be clear... some women do not ovulate 14 days prior to their Aunt Flow?

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