WHEN IS MY OVULATION?
First let's define Ovulation;
/ɒvjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
discharge of ova or ovules or eggs from the ovary.
12 FACTS ABOUT OVULATION
- The ova is like a woman's egg.
- Every month its released from the ovary on one side (ovulation)
- Every woman has 2 ovaries, left and right
- But only 1 side is involved per month
- The specific place its released from is the GRAFIAN FOLLICLE
- Ovulation occurs in the middle of the cycle-day 14
- After release the ova goes into the fallopian tube
- The egg stays there and waits for spermatozoa cells from the man
- If sperm come in contact with it, fertilization occurs forming zygote that will grow into a baby.
- It only stays viable for 3-5days
- If no sperm cells to fertilize it, it shrinks and dies
- And the woman has to wait for the next month again
SAFE PERIOD FOR SEX
The main point of ovulation is pregnancy
If you want to get pregnant, then you must have sex when the eggs are still viable
3days before and 3days after ovulation is the best time for pregnancy-related sex
BUT IF YOU DONT WANT TO GET PREGGERS,
- Use condoms for sex
- If you dont use condoms, then you must avoid those days I mentioned above (3days before and 3days after ovulation).
- In addition, most people avoid sex during the red zone (menses)
- The rest of the cycle is the SAFE PERIOD FOR SEX. No preggers, no hassles.
- It means the couple must know how to detect ovulation (SEE BELOW).
HOW DO I KNOW IF I’M OVULATING?
- CALENDAR METHOD: Keep a menstrual calendar for about 3 months so you can get an idea of what's normal for you . You can also use tools that can help you calculate ovulation eg THERE IS AN ANDROID APP FOR IT (Period & Ovulation Tracker). If your periods are irregular, you'll need to be even more alert for other signs of ovulation, so read on.
MID-CYCLE PAIN: If you're like 20 percent of women, your body will send you a memo when it's ovulating. That memo is in the form of a twinge of pain or a series of cramps in your lower abdominal area (usually localized to one side — the side you're ovulating from). Its called mittelschmerz — German for "middle pain". Pay close attention to your body and you will detect it.
TEMPERATURE CHART: Take your basal body temperature(BBT) every morning with a thermometer. It should be done 1st thing in the morning after at least three to five hours of sleep and before you get out of bed, talk, or even sit up. Your BBT changes throughout your cycle as fluctuations in hormone levels occur. Here's the bottom line: Your BBT will reach its lowest point at ovulation and then rise immediately and dramatically (about a half a degree) as soon as ovulation occurs.
Keep in mind that charting your BBT for one month will not enable you to predict the day you ovulate but rather give you evidence of ovulation after it has occurred. Charting your BBT over a few months, will help you to see a pattern to your cycles, enabling you to predict when ovulation will occur in future months — and when to hop into bed accordingly. lolx.
4- CERVICAL CHANGES:
==>One detectable sign of oncoming ovulation is the position of the cervix itself.
During the beginning of a cycle, your cervix — that neck-like passage BETWEEN YOUR VAGINA and WOMB — is low, hard, and closed.
As ovulation approaches, it pulls back up, softens a bit, and opens just a little, to let the sperm through on their way to their target.
Some women can easily feel these changes, while others have a tougher time.
Check your cervix daily, using one or two fingers, and keep a chart of your observations.
5- MUCUS CHANGES:
THIS ONE IS VERY EASY AND IS PRACTICED BY A LOT OF WOMEN.
Watch for the appearance, increase in quantity, and change in consistency of cervical mucus (the stuff that gets your underwear all sticky).
After your period ends, you shouldn't expect much, if any, cervical mucus.
As the cycle proceeds, you'll notice an increase in the amount of mucus with white or cloudy appearance — and if you try to stretch it between your fingers, it'll break apart.
As you get closer to ovulation, this mucus becomes even more VOLUMINOUS, but now it's thinner, clearer, and has a slippery consistency similar to an egg white. If you try to stretch it between your fingers, you'll be able to pull it into a string a few inches long before it breaks. (How's that for fun in the bathroom?)
This is yet another sign of impending ovulation — as well as a sign that it's time to get out of the bathroom and get busy in the bedroom.
Once ovulation occurs, you may either become dry again or develop a thicker discharge. Put together with cervical position and BBT on a single chart, cervical mucus can be an extremely useful tool in pinpointing the day on which you are most likely to ovulate — and it does so in plenty of time for you to do something about it.
6- OVULATION PREDICTOR KIT:
Don't want to mess around with mucus? You don't have to these days.
Ovulation predictor kits (OPKs) are able to pinpoint your date of ovulation 12 to 24 hours in advance by looking at levels of luteinizing hormone, or LH, which is the last of the hormones to hit its peak before ovulation actually occurs.
All you have to do is pee on a stick and wait for the indicator to tell you whether you're about to ovulate.
7- SALIVA TEST:
Another option is a saliva test, which looks at levels of estrogen in your saliva as ovulation nears.
When you're ovulating, a look at your saliva under the microscope will show a pattern that resembles the LEAVES OF A FERN PLANT or frost on a windowpane.
Not all women get a good "fern," but this test, which is reusable, can be cheaper than those sticks you have to pee on.
8- SWEAT TEST:
There are also devices that detect the numerous salts (chloride, sodium, potassium) in a woman's sweat, which change during different times of the month.
ITS Called the chloride ion surge. This shift happens even before the estrogen and the LH surge, so these tests give a woman a four-day warning of when she may be ovulating, versus the 12-to-24-hour one that the standard pee-on-a-stick OPKs provide.
No OPK can guarantee that you will get pregnant or that you're actually ovulating; they can only indicate when ovulation may be occurring. So no matter which device or method you choose, patience and persistence are key!
Just don't forget to put together a candlelit dinner, draw a warm bubble bath, or plan a romantic weekend getaway — whatever it is that puts you and your partner in a baby-making mood.
ENJOY!
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