When Is A Woman

[tuky]

My wife and I are trying for another baby...

I have just had a chat with my wife, she tells me that women are most fertile 7 days after their period, I thought they were most fertile immediately after...

Do any of you guys know when it is most likely a woman will conceive? (not that we do not try daily, but it was juts a conversation we just had)

Cheers

[Darknight]

Understanding Your Most Fertile Time

One of the hallmarks of the current generation is that women are choosing to have children later in life and it is likely that this trend will continue. On average, women today are having two children with approximately four years time between the first and second births. Between 1985 and 1994 the proportion of births to women in their 20s decreased from 62 percent to 53 percent, while the proportion of births to women 30 - 44 years of age increased from 25 percent to 34 percent. Since the mid 1970s there has been a four-fold increase in the percent of first births to women 30 years and older.

Ovulation is the term used to define the release of an egg (usually one, though sometimes more) from a woman’s ovary. Conception occurs when a sperm fertilizes the egg. While sperm can survive for several days inside a woman’s reproductive tract, an egg can only survive for up to 24 hours after ovulation. This puts a limitation on the time when conception is most likely to occur. According to a recent survey conducted at the World Congress on Fertility and Sterility, 20 percent of the problems in conceiving are due to a couple’s failure to time intercourse correctly during the woman’s fertile time period.

The Opinion Research Corporation International (ORC) found that most women don’t know when they can become pregnant. Nearly all women (98 percent) of reproductive age are unclear about how many days each month it is possible to get pregnant, and more than half (52 percent) of women aren’t sure when those fertile days occur during their cycle. Most parents do not know the day(s) on which their children were conceived.

To increase chances of becoming pregnant, women should monitor their body’s fertile time period - the time that sperm can survive within a woman’s reproductive tract until ovulation and fertilization can occur. A woman’s most fertile period is typically several days (usually no more than 5-6) ending on the day after ovulation. Because menstrual cycles vary from one woman to another and even from one cycle to the next in the same woman, identifying a woman’s fertile time period can be challenging. However there are several methods a woman can use to determine when she is most likely to conceive:

Calendar - A woman can chart her menstrual cycle on a calendar to determine the days she is most likely to ovulate.

Basal Body Temperature (BBT) - The BBT is a woman’s temperature first thing in the morning, before getting up or doing any activity. In a normal menstrual cycle, a woman’s BBT rises almost one degree from just after ovulation through the beginning of her next cycle.

Cervical Mucus - Most of the time the cervix produces a mucus that protects the body from sperm, bacteria and other organisms. For several days each month, the consistency of the mucus changes to allow sperm to enter the fallopian tubes. By monitoring these changes, a woman can determine her fertile time period.

Symptothermal - Charting a combination of fertility indicators like cervical secretions and BBT can often help to indicate a woman’s fertile time period.

The above charting methods require women to record the secondary signs of fertility caused by changes in hormones. Because these conditions can be affected by factors such as infections or medications, they require careful monitoring and analysis, and they are never 100% reliable. An alternative to these methods is measuring changes in hormone levels. An increase in the level of estrogen marks the beginning of most women’s fertile phase, while an increase in the luteinizing hormone (LH) level signals that ovulation will occur soon - usually within approximately 24 to 36 hours.

The fertility monitor is a relatively new approach designed to provide daily information about a woman’s fertile time period. The monitor records a woman’s daily fertility level (low, high, peak) based on results from urine tests that detect increases in levels of estrogen and LH. Another in-home test that can provide useful information is an ovulation predictor kit. These products measure the level of LH, helping women identify the days they have the optimal chances of conceiving.

The chances of becoming pregnant in any one month decrease from 20 percent in women over 30 years of age to five percent in women over 40. Among healthy women trying to conceive, nearly all pregnancies can be attributed to intercourse during the six days leading up to, and ending on, the day of ovulation. Being able to identify a woman’s fertility peaks and timing intercourse accordingly can increase a couple’s chances of pregnancy and also decrease unnecessary anxiety about the process.

Couples should also recognize that other factors may contribute to a woman’s inability to become pregnant, even when she is ovulating. These include:

previous tubal surgery

history of pelvic inflammation or infection

scar tissue from previous surgery

irregular or infrequent cycles

male partner’s infertility

A woman who is under 35 and trying to become pregnant should use timing methods for no longer than one year. If she is still not pregnant, she should consult a physician to try to determine the cause of her inability to conceive. A woman over 35 should only use timing methods for up to six months before seeking further medical attention.

For more information about timing conception and reliable methods for monitoring your fertile time period, please contact The American Infertility Association at 888-917-3777 or visit our Web site at www.americaninfertility.org.

Edited by:

Ellyn Modell, M.D.

Reproductive Endocrinologist

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

New York University School of Medicine

Frederick Licciardi, M.D.

Reproductive Endocrinologist

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

New York University School of Medicine

This fact sheet was funded by an unrestricted educational grant from Unipath Diagnostics Co.

Sources: American Society for Reproductive Medicine, National Center for Health Statistics, New England Journal of Medicine, Opinion Research Corporation International.

[tuky]

A yes or no would have done DK, but thanks anyway

So I guess I was too early today...however we both had the sense that we were succesful...we also had the same feeling last time and we were pregnant...we also both think our next baby will be a girl...is there some kind of biological thing that may make us think this?

we were right the last time, we knew we were prego the minute after intercourse took place, and we knew it was a girl...hello kitty

strange I know, but true...

[Darknight]

A yes or no would have done DK, but thanks anyway

So I guess I was too early today...however we both had the sense that we were succesful...we also had the same feeling last time and we were pregnant...we also both think our next baby will be a girl...is there some kind of biological thing that may make us think this?

we were right the last time, we knew we were prego the minute after intercourse took place, and we knew it was a girl...hello kitty

strange I know, but true...

so why were you asking us ....

i think you were just bragging about having sex every day tuky 5555

[tuky]

so why were you asking us ....

i think you were just bragging about having sex every day tuky 5555

I wish...

Just curious as to when the best time is. We both want another baby and I am only here every now and then so we want to get it right. Thanks for the reply...

[Girlfrombar]

let simply say...

supposed, THIS MONTH

her first period is on 20th --7days before and after 20th is the less possibility of chance to get pregnant; 14th-26th

and if she has quite accurate period monthly --arriving every 28days, example

and the period stays, approx, 5days each time

so the best period of the egg ready for breeding, NEXT MONTH

should be around in the middle date of 28days-period cycle; 6th-7th-8th-9th-10th

(start counting from the LAST day of period FINISHED)

and her period should be coming around 17th

confusing?

hope not

GFB.

Edited September 3, 2004 by Girlfrombar

[Darknight]

Among healthy women trying to conceive, nearly all pregnancies can be attributed to intercourse during the six days leading up to, and ending on, the day of ovulation

So this is the week just after period has stopped before ovulation.

Your calculation is a bit of GFB.

By the way tuky : you'l notice as all women are the most horny then ( a scientific fact actually, no joke)

[Harry Palmer]

My wife and I are trying for another baby...

I have just had a chat with my wife, she tells me that women are most fertile 7 days after their period, I thought they were most fertile immediately after...

Do any of you guys know when it is most likely a woman will conceive? (not that we do not try daily, but it was juts a conversation we just had)

Cheers

Dr Harry Palmer - MD...

have a good sniff of the T-shirt she wears in bed... bizarre? body odours change with the different phases of menstrual cycle... it becomes sexier/ more appealing to the male when she is most up for it ...

when a woman is most fertile, her vaginal mucus is stretchy, clear, thin, and slippery. when the mucus can be stretched between the thumb and index finger into a thin strand 2 to 3 inches long, ovulation is about to occur and the woman is entering her most fertile period...

[medicinebox]

My wife and I are trying for another baby...

I have just had a chat with my wife, she tells me that women are most fertile 7 days after their period, I thought they were most fertile immediately after...

Do any of you guys know when it is most likely a woman will conceive?  (not that we do not try daily, but it was juts a conversation we just had)

Cheers

Dr Harry Palmer - MD...

have a good sniff of the T-shirt she wears in bed... bizarre? body odours change with the different phases of menstrual cycle... it becomes sexier/ more appealing to the male when she is most up for it ...

when a woman is most fertile, her vaginal mucus is stretchy, clear, thin, and slippery. when the mucus can be stretched between the thumb and index finger into a thin strand 2 to 3 inches long, ovulation is about to occur and the woman is entering her most fertile period...

Bloody ell Arry!!

You've just put me of me tea.

Sniffin and proddin and stretchin and examinin.........

Wish I'd never popped into health and med now.

I'l go with the calendar method thanks, should I ever want brats.....

[Dickie]

From what I understand, when your woman has stopped bleeding wait about 10 days and then shag like there's no tomorrow.

Actually not a joke.

[IamMaiC]

My wife and I are trying for another baby...

I have just had a chat with my wife, she tells me that women are most fertile 7 days after their period, I thought they were most fertile immediately after...

Do any of you guys know when it is most likely a woman will conceive?  (not that we do not try daily, but it was juts a conversation we just had)

Cheers

Dr Harry Palmer - MD...

have a good sniff of the T-shirt she wears in bed... bizarre? body odours change with the different phases of menstrual cycle... it becomes sexier/ more appealing to the male when she is most up for it ...

when a woman is most fertile, her vaginal mucus is stretchy, clear, thin, and slippery. when the mucus can be stretched between the thumb and index finger into a thin strand 2 to 3 inches long, ovulation is about to occur and the woman is entering her most fertile period...

Remeber this man is looking for lingerie!!!!

[duke69]

Jump on her 12 days after she starts bleeding (the period).

The OK time is 12-14 days after the ovulation (first bleeding).

So from the first pad used next month, count 12 nights, than fly to Phucket, take a romantinc Hotel on Karon beach and do your job every day for 4 nights, .....

will be her last period for the next 9 months

[Paraglider]

here is some professional advice to this issue,but its written in german.

http://9monate.qualimedic.de/Zyklus.html

If You cant understand it let me know and i'll translate it for You.

Best Regards and good luck

Paraglider