Ovulation Prediction Made Easy

You are most likely to get pregnant during the time of ovulation. For most women, ovulation happens 14 days before the next menstrual cycle. Everyone is different though, so you have to take this into account. For this reason, ovulation prediction can be a little tricky.

First of all, you need to know when your menstrual period starts. The first day you start bleeding is considered day one of your ovulation cycle. The last day of your cycle is the day before you start menstruation again.

The average cycle length is 28 days; however, yours could be a little shorter or longer. To guarantee the right ovulation prediction, you should first know the length of your entire monthly cycle, not just menstruation.

For most women, ovulation occurs 14 days before your next period. So, if you have a 28 day cycle, you will count 14 days back, meaning you should ovulate on or around day 14. I usually have a 33 day cycle. When I subtract 14 from this, I get day 19.

This sounds pretty easy right? Ovulation doesn’t always happen like this though. That is why it can be tricky to correct predict your ovulation date. Ovulation can be off if you are stressed out or sick. Even too much exercise or physical demand can change it. Ovulation can be predicted a few more ways.

Taking your basal temperature is one way. Your body temperature will slightly increase after an LH surge (right before ovulation). This can even be 1/2 of a degree. For this reason, it is important to track your temperature over a period of time to see when this little increase occurs.

Another method that can determine ovulation is checking the amount of cervical mucus you have. If you can test your mucus daily and take notes over a period of time, you will see that when you are most fertile, your mucus will be thinner and there will be more of it. This allows the sperm to freely travel where they need to.

If you don’t want the inconvenience of these methods, you could always purchase ovulation prediction kits. These test the LH levels in your urine. Make sure you follow the directions carefully so you know when the best time to test will be and also other things you should do to check ovulation times.