So basically, if you have a menstrual cycle of 28 days, you will be the most fertile 14 days after your periods and if your cycle is 30 days, you will be the most fertile 16 days after your periods. When you are on your periods, it actually means that the eggs are now dying since they have not been fertilized. That is the reason we bleed, and not because we are ovulating.
So basically, if you have a menstrual cycle of 28 days, you will be the most fertile 14 days after your periods and if your cycle is 30 days, you will be the most fertile 16 days after your periods. When you are on your periods, it actually means that the eggs are now dying since they have not been fertilized. That is the reason we bleed, and not because we are ovulating.
The fertile period is different in every woman owing to their menstrual cycles. Thus it is challenging to find out the fertile time in a woman. The fertile period in every woman usually lasts for several days such as 5-6 days ending on the day after ovulation. There are several ways of determining the fertile period such as a calendar of a woman's menstrual cycle, Basal Body Temperature, cervical mucus etc. regularly monitoring the fertile cycle in women can help to avoid unwanted pregnancy and during conception to a great extent.
The middle two weeks of a menstrual cycle (starting from the first day of the periods) in a woman may be taken as fertile days. I calculate my ovulate days through this Ovulation Calculator.
Generally and many a time, even a few days after completion of the periods may also be considered as fertile days for having sex!
However, in addition to the counting days, you may fix your most fertile days by observing a raise in the body temperature (up to about one degree) during the middle(days)of menstrual cycle, mood swings, typical ovulation white discharge, a mild pain and tenderness in the lower abdomen on one side (iliac fossa), sometimes rarely spotting etc., which are some of the signs of ovulation.