When are you most fertile? You’re most fertile at the time of ovulation. Ovulation is when an egg is released from the ovary and this normally happens around two weeks before the start of your menstrual period. Most women have an average cycle length, which is typically 28 days. Being fertile means you’re more likely to conceive and become pregnant, although many women aren’t aware of when they’re most fertile.
If you’re trying to get pregnant, it’s best to have sex when you’re most fertile. You’re only able to get pregnant during the fertile window in the menstrual cycle – it can be difficult knowing when you’re fertile, but there are a few ways to find out. If you’re struggling to get pregnant, it might be because you’re having sex at the wrong time in your cycle.
Speaking to a medical professional would be in your best interest if you’re in need of some guidance and advice regarding fertility. Knowing when you’re ovulating gives you a better chance of planning a pregnancy. Period trackers or ovulation calculators are modern ways of being able to predict fertility, days before ovulation. To find out more information, continue reading.
How to Tell When You Are Most Fertile
Being able to tell when you’re most fertile days can prove to be difficult, but thanks to ovulation tests and apps such as Flo, it’s become easier to know. Ovulation symptoms include tender breasts, bloating, cramps and changes in your cervical mucus.
Cervical mucus tends to become clearer and thinner, with a more slippery consistency than usual. People often compare this type of cervical mucus to egg whites, which helps sperm travel faster and ultimately leads to pregnancy. If specific symptoms aren’t enough for you to know whether you’re ovulating, it could be useful to mark your calendar and take note of when your period begins and ends.
Keeping track of the length of your period on a month-to-month basis allows you to have a better understanding of your cycle length. Other indicators could be notable body changes such as a rise in basal body temperature and increased sex drive. Hormone levels change during the length of your menstrual cycle, and your ovaries give off oestrogen during the first half. If your oestrogen levels are high, your ovary will release an egg.
Drugstore kits to predict ovulation and fertility monitors are popular pieces of kit for women to use, both to be taken similarly to a pregnancy test. Ovulation predictor kits and monitors help detect luteinizing (LH) and oestrogen levels, which allows you to plan when to have sex next. If ovulation is apparent, it’s best to have sex within 24 to 36 hours.
It’s possible to detect ovulation on your own without the use of any store-bought products or mobile apps – if you feel pain at random on your side, you’re usually halfway through your menstrual cycle. If you’re trying to get pregnant, we recommend that you avoid waiting to feel a slight pain on the side of your womb area, as this could also mean your fertile window is closing.
Living with Infertility
Although many women spend time planning pregnancy by having sex regularly in the hopes to conceive, being infertile is common. Roughly 84% of couples will conceive naturally, whilst the remaining percentage struggle due to infertility. Approximately 3.5 million people in the UK alone are infertile, meaning one in six couples can’t get pregnant.
Nothing specifically causes infertility, but lack of regular ovulation, poor semen count, damaged fallopian tubes and conditions such as endometriosis are factors to consider. Other potential factors also include your weight, regular tobacco and alcohol use, exercise issues and age. A woman’s peak reproductive years are usually between teens to late twenties and fertility begins to decline at the start of your thirties.
Although you’re not completely infertile as you get older in age, the possibility of becoming pregnant if you have unprotected sex is very unlikely. Experts say that at age 45, fertility has decreased so much that it’s almost impossible to get pregnant, but this isn’t always the case. Seeing a doctor could be advantageous for couples dealing with infertility, especially if you’re desperate to conceive. Doctors can help guide you in the right direction, offering support and informing you on the best steps to take.
Being infertile doesn’t necessarily mean you’re unable to conceive. Treatments are offered by GPs to women facing the challenges of infertility. Fertility drugs help stimulate ovulation, which gives you a chance to become pregnant naturally. Vitro fertilisation, more commonly known as IVF, is the process of removing an egg from your ovaries and fertilising it with sperm in a laboratory. Once the sperm is attached to the egg, the embryo is then placed back inside the womb where it’ll develop.
How DAM Health Can Help
DAM Health are your friendly, NHS-trained GPs on demand. Our services are offered through online consultations, allowing you to book an appointment and skip the queues. We can prescribe medication whilst providing sick notes and referral letters. You’ll be able to choose a female or male GP, who can assist you with your issues.
We’re a team of highly trained healthcare professionals, who help you make informed decisions regarding fertility. From ovulation at-home tests, fertility hormone profiles, pregnancy tests and his and hers fertility bundles, we have an array of products to help you find out when you’re most fertile and to help you have a better chance at becoming pregnant.
Our online consultation services are suitable for men, women and children. We’re just as efficient as clinic consultations, without the added anxiety of having to sit in a confined space waiting to be seen. Men’s fertility can play a huge factor when it comes to couples being unable to conceive – we’re here to provide sperm test kits, male fertility at-home tests and testosterone plus kits. If you’d like to talk further about our online GP services, feel free to contact us today. We look forward to speaking further.