Fertile Window

There is another term fertile window which describes the six days nearing ovulation and the day of ovulation itself. The chances of getting pregnant heighten if one has sex in the “fertile window.” Sperm can live many days in women’s reproductive tract all set to fertilize egg immediately after its release. As the egg moves into the fallopian tubes, it stays there for 24 hours
Once the egg is in the fallopian tubes, it lives for around 24 hours before it can no longer be fertilized, thus ending the fertile window.

Chances Of Conceiving

Do you know that the couple above 30 has only 15 percent chances of getting pregnant each month if goes for unprotected sex? One more astonishing fact that has come to the light is that it takes about 104 times for a couple to have sex in order to get pregnant.

Tracking Ovulation

One can easily track their ovulation period. One can get it checked by having an ultrasound or hormonal blood tests. If you are too lazy to go to the doctor’s place to know about your ovulation, you can try these options at home.

Basal Body Temperature

In it, one has to keep the record of one’s temperature every day. Record your temperature every morning with a basal thermometer during your cycle. You may observe that your body temperature remains the same except three days that confirms your ovulation. During those three days, the body’s temperature rises from the baseline. 

Ovulation Predictor Kit

One can go for Ovulation predictor kits also! One can find it over-the-counter at medical stores. They check the LH in urine. If the result line gets darker than the usual it signifies that ovulation is going to happen after a couple of days. Another OTC’s option is Fertility monitors. However, they are quite expensive some of them costing up to $100. In it two hormones are being tracked, namely, LH and estrogen that helps recognize six days of the fertile window.     

Which Method Works Best?

It’s hard to say which method works the best. As far as BBT is concerned, there could be a number of reasons affecting one’s temperature i.e. alcohol use or illness. Additionally, only 17 of 77 cases that were detected by BBT actually turned out to be of ovulation.