The Right Time To Have sex
Factors Affecting Fertility
The Right Time To Have Sex
Apart from being healthy, what else can help you get pregnant?
Sex at the right time is the answer
Please consider watching our video on this topic below and subscribing
There are a few ways to work out when you’re ovulating.
Your chance of getting pregnant is dramatically increased if you have sex on the day of ovulation, or two days before that.
When are you more likely to conceive?
We’re talking about the 'fertile window’ – the days in a woman’s menstrual cycle when pregnancy is possible. The ‘fertile window’ depends on the length of the menstrual cycle, which varies among women.
The ‘fertile window’ is the day an egg is released from the ovary (ovulation) and the five days beforehand. Having sex (intercourse) during this time gives you the best chance of getting pregnant.
It's a myth to think that a woman can get pregnant any time of the month. But it's fact that a woman will get pregnant only on a few days during her menstrual cycle.
Why?
Because eggs and sperm only live for a short time:
Sperm live for around five days.
Eggs can only be fertilised for around 24 hours (one day) after being released from the ovary.
Eggs and sperm need to come together at the right time for fertilisation to happen to create an embryo.
👉🏼Facts about timing
Ovulation is when a mature egg is released from the ovary. The egg then moves down the fallopian tube where it can be fertilised. If sperm are in the fallopian tube when the egg is released, there is a good chance that the egg will be fertilised, creating an embryo, which can grow into a baby.
Pregnancy is technically only possible if you have sex during the five days before ovulation or on the day of ovulation. But the most fertile days are the three days leading up to and including ovulation. Having sex during this time gives you the best chance of getting pregnant.
By 12-24 hours after ovulation, a woman is no longer able to get pregnant during that menstrual cycle because the egg is no longer in the fallopian tube.
There’s almost no chance of getting pregnant if you have sex before or after the fertile window (but if you’re not trying to get pregnant, don’t rely on this – #contraception is your best option!).
How to know when you’re ovulating?
Knowing when you ovulate can help you plan for sex at the right time and improve your chance of getting pregnant. You can keep track of your menstrual cycles on a chart, in a diary, or on a free period-tracker app on your smartphone.
To work out the length of your menstrual cycle, record the first day you start bleeding (first day of your period). This is day 1. The last day of your cycle is the day before your next period begins.
👉🏼Other ways to work out when you ovulate?
Using ovulation calculator
This ovulation calculator can help you work out your most fertile time. These are the days you are most likely to get pregnant.
It can also estimate your due date if you do become pregnant during your next fertile days.
Others ways to help you work out when you're ovulating:
👉🏼.Notice changes in vaginal mucus
👉🏼.Use an ovulation predictor kit
What are the chances?
Having sex as close as possible to the time of ovulation increases the chance of pregnancy.
If a woman has sex six or more days before she ovulates, the chance she will get pregnant is virtually zero.
If she has sex five days before she ovulates, her probability of pregnancy is about 10 percent.
If she has sex on the day of ovulation, or the two days before, the chance of getting pregnant is around 30 percent.
These are average figures and depend on a woman’s age.
Consider watching our video
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Please stay Healthy.
Written by
TIMAH DAWUDA
Med laboratory scientist at TIMAH Diagnostic Center Way In Nkwen Bamenda.
10/May/202
The Right Time To Have Sex
Apart from being healthy, what else can help you get pregnant?
Sex at the right time is the answer
Please consider watching our video on this topic below and subscribing
A woman can only get pregnant during the ‘fertile window’ in the menstrual cycle.
There are a few ways to work out when you’re ovulating.
Your chance of getting pregnant is dramatically increased if you have sex on the day of ovulation, or two days before that.
When are you more likely to conceive?
We’re talking about the 'fertile window’ – the days in a woman’s menstrual cycle when pregnancy is possible. The ‘fertile window’ depends on the length of the menstrual cycle, which varies among women.
The ‘fertile window’ is the day an egg is released from the ovary (ovulation) and the five days beforehand. Having sex (intercourse) during this time gives you the best chance of getting pregnant.
It's a myth to think that a woman can get pregnant any time of the month. But it's fact that a woman will get pregnant only on a few days during her menstrual cycle.
Why?
Because eggs and sperm only live for a short time:
Sperm live for around five days.
Eggs can only be fertilised for around 24 hours (one day) after being released from the ovary.
Eggs and sperm need to come together at the right time for fertilisation to happen to create an embryo.
👉🏼Facts about timing
Ovulation is when a mature egg is released from the ovary. The egg then moves down the fallopian tube where it can be fertilised. If sperm are in the fallopian tube when the egg is released, there is a good chance that the egg will be fertilised, creating an embryo, which can grow into a baby.
Pregnancy is technically only possible if you have sex during the five days before ovulation or on the day of ovulation. But the most fertile days are the three days leading up to and including ovulation. Having sex during this time gives you the best chance of getting pregnant.
By 12-24 hours after ovulation, a woman is no longer able to get pregnant during that menstrual cycle because the egg is no longer in the fallopian tube.
There’s almost no chance of getting pregnant if you have sex before or after the fertile window (but if you’re not trying to get pregnant, don’t rely on this – #contraception is your best option!).
How to know when you’re ovulating?
Knowing when you ovulate can help you plan for sex at the right time and improve your chance of getting pregnant. You can keep track of your menstrual cycles on a chart, in a diary, or on a free period-tracker app on your smartphone.
To work out the length of your menstrual cycle, record the first day you start bleeding (first day of your period). This is day 1. The last day of your cycle is the day before your next period begins.
👉🏼Other ways to work out when you ovulate?
Using ovulation calculator
This ovulation calculator can help you work out your most fertile time. These are the days you are most likely to get pregnant.
It can also estimate your due date if you do become pregnant during your next fertile days.
Others ways to help you work out when you're ovulating:
👉🏼.Notice changes in vaginal mucus
👉🏼.Use an ovulation predictor kit
What are the chances?
Having sex as close as possible to the time of ovulation increases the chance of pregnancy.
If a woman has sex six or more days before she ovulates, the chance she will get pregnant is virtually zero.
If she has sex five days before she ovulates, her probability of pregnancy is about 10 percent.
If she has sex on the day of ovulation, or the two days before, the chance of getting pregnant is around 30 percent.
These are average figures and depend on a woman’s age.
Consider watching our video
👇 👇 👇 👇
Please stay Healthy.
Written by
TIMAH DAWUDA
Med laboratory scientist at TIMAH Diagnostic Center Way In Nkwen Bamenda.
10/May/202
Wooooooo thanks so much, seriously I knew nothing about this fertility window stuff. Thanks sir God bless you
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