Calendar Method Fertile Days To Get Pregnant

Count that number from day 1 of your current cycle and mark that day with an x.

Calendar method fertile days to get pregnant. The fertility awareness method is a highly accurate and effective means of determining a woman s fertile days each cycle otherwise known as the fertile window. Sperm can survive in a woman s body for up to 5 days. The standards day method was developed by georgetown university s institute for reproductive health.

Your most fertile days are the 4 5 days before and the day of ovulation. It can be used to both achieve and avoid pregnancy but on this page i ll be focusing on its use as a tool to get pregnant. The ovulation calculator estimates when you ll ovulate by counting back 14 days from the day you expect your next period.

A woman whose menstrual cycles ranged in length from 30 to 36 days would be estimated to be infertile for the first 11 days of her cycle 30 19 11 to be fertile on days 12 25 and to resume infertility on day 26 36 10 26. A woman can only get pregnant five days before ovulation through the day of ovulation. The sperm can fertilize an egg at any point during that time.

Find the shortest cycle in your past record. You can get pregnant during these days and your chances of getting pregnant increase the closer you have sex to the day of ovulation. A man s sperm can live for up to three days in a woman s body.

Two to three days before your temperature hits the highest point ovulation 12 to 24 hours after ovulation. Subtract 18 from the total number of days in that cycle. To hedge your bet have sex frequently starting 3 days before ovulation and continuing for 2 to 3 days after you think you ve ovulated.

Include day 1 when you count the day marked x is your first fertile day. To predict the first fertile day when you can get pregnant in your current cycle. It helps women determine their fertile window the days during a woman s menstrual cycle where pregnancy is most likely to occur.