Working out your ovulation cycle
If your health and nutrition conditions are up to scratch, then it’s time to learn
more about when your body releases your egg – otherwise known as your ovulation
cycle. This helps you know the time when you’re most fertile.
• When do you ovulate?: Your periods happen around every 23 to 35 days and you're
most likely to ovulate roughly two weeks before your period, although it varies,
woman to woman. Most women have a 28-day cycle and ovulate around day 14.
• Ovulation signs: When you're ovulating you might notice your vaginal mucus increases
and becomes gluey or like egg white.
• Recording your temperature: Important ovulation signs also include clear changes
in your body’s temperature. You can predict your ovulation cycle by taking your
temperature. It drops just before and rises after ovulation has taken place but
you need to record it at the same time every morning, before drinking, eating or
getting out of bed.
• Buy a predictor kit: You can buy ovulation predictor kits at large pharmacies
or most large health stores. They contain sticks that you use to test your urine,
a bit like a pregnancy test.
• Have sex regularly during your fertile period: When you think you’ve spotted all
your ovulation signs, it’s time to eEnjoy your passionate moments and mate productively
as often as you can ! This will boost your chances of conceiving, especially as
sperm can survive for up to 7 days so are more likely to connect with the egg, which
only survives unfertilised for up to a day.
Need to know more?
If you think you could be pregnant, why not read about the
early signs of pregnancy?