Every woman who is determined to become a mom is interested in how to get pregnant faster. After all, not everyone succeeds in doing this the first time. You can significantly increase your chances by learning when a woman ovulates.
Normally, this happens once per menstrual cycle. However, there are cases when there is no ovulation at all or two of them happen at once. The latter situation can be triggered by the intake of hormones, violent sexual intercourse, or strong feelings. This is also the norm, if it happens sometimes. However, in some diseases, ovulation may not occur at all, and this is a pathology that requires treatment.
There are several days per cycle when you can become pregnant. This is the period when ovulation occurs, and the rest of the time the probability is very small. The fact is that an egg after entering the fallopian tube from the ovary lives for no more than a day, and sometimes several hours.
Sperm can live for several days. Ideally, they should already be in the fallopian tube before the egg is released. Therefore, it is so important to know when ovulation occurs, and it is better in advance.
The release of the egg happens 14 days before menstruation. The less regular the cycle, the more difficult it is to determine this time. However, sensations during ovulation can help with this:
- pain in the ovary, this phenomenon is called ovulatory syndrome ;
- vaginal discharge like egg white;
- failure on the basal temperature graph.
In addition, there are more accurate methods for determining the egg release time. The most convenient and modern is the ovulation test, sold in a pharmacy. It determines elevated levels of LH (luteinizing hormone) in the urine.
It is he who stimulates ovulation. Therefore, a positive test indicates that the egg will exit in a day or two. During this period, it is worth paying attention to intimate relationships.
You need to start doing the tests 17 days before your period. You need to perform them at the same time daily, before that, do not drink or urinate for 2 hours. If the cycle is irregular, then take the shortest of the last four for calculations. A positive result indicates an early ovulation.
However, the problem is that the test captures the LH jump. If there are health problems, then ovulation may not occur. Only regular ultrasounds during the cycle can confirm it accurately.
They allow you to track the maturation of the follicle, the correspondence of its size to the norm, and also record the appearance of a yellow body in its place, which indicates ovulation that has occurred. Another ultrasound is done in order to determine the thickness of the endometrium during the period of the alleged implantation of a fertilized egg into it .
Statistics show that the probability of becoming pregnant on the day of ovulation is about 33%, the day before it is 31%, and for two - 27%. If sex was in 3-4 days, then it is no more than 15%, in 5 days - 10%. The rest of the time, the probability of getting pregnant is very small.
Basal temperature is measured every morning after waking up with a conventional thermometer in the rectum. The results are noted on the graph, the failure of which indicates the ovulation that has occurred. This is its drawback, to which not very high accuracy is added. Since basal temperature is affected by many factors.
The fact is that during ovulation, the consistency of the mucus in the cervical canal changes. At this time, it promotes the penetration of sperm into the uterus. That is why specific vaginal discharge appears.
Thus, knowledge of when ovulation occurs and intimate relationships with a partner during this period significantly increase the likelihood of conception of a child. However, it still does not exceed 33%. Own sensations and modern methods will help determine the time of release of the egg.