Females most Fertile time

[TK421]

What is a Female's most Fertile time? Is it just before or just after her Period or both? Thanks!

[andy hughes]

I does depend, because women are very different, and individual. If you are trying to conceive, then any time is good, and that applies if you are trtying to avoid conception as well! If it is meant to be, a woman will conceive when her body determines that factors are in place to give her baby a good chance of being carried to term, and delivered as a healthy infant.

[TK421]

Thanks Andy

[Casey]

I was told by the doctor that it is actually about the 15th day from the start of the period when it is the most fertile time. Just before a period, the body is unsuitable for an egg to be released (which is why periods take place)therefore it is not very likely a woman can fall pregnant.

[TK421]

Aaahh, thanks Casey

[Casey]

You're welcome!

[becks]

Hi Tk, my friend is pregnant and her doctor told her that there's actually two days in the whole month when you are likely to get pregnant, the rest of the time is unlikely, assuming those two days must be on the 15th day etc like Casey said... Not really helpful i hust thought it was weird - only two days....

[kags]

If you call the first day of a woman's period "day one", in a textbook example of a monthly cycle, the woman will ovulate on day 14, the egg will make its way down the fallopian tubes where the womb is thickening its lining, and if it is not fertilised it will be shed, along with the womb lining as the next period, starting on day 29, which is day 1 of the next cycle. In order for fertisation to take place a sperm must meet the egg at the right place and the right time, so yes, in theory there is only a small window of opportunity for fertilisation to take place, and this window will be around day 14 -16. However, all women have different cycles to some extent, and cycles may vary from one month to another in the same woman, so you cannot be definite about the most fertile days in the cycle. Many factors can affect ovulation, and sperm can live for several days in the vagina, so relying on this method is advisable only if a)there is no alternative for ideological reasons, or b) pregnancy would not be a disaster. There are kits available which measure temperature and other factors, and used over a sufficient period of time to build up a pattern, they are a more scientific method of measuring fertility.

[tracymort]

Well i know when i am as i practises fertility awareness method of contraception. http://www.fertilityuk.org/ basically you observe certain things like temperature, and cervical position/mucous consistency (sorry for too much info there but thats a big indicator). You note your observations in a chart. you soon learn when you are fertile. You can't just say what days it is as every woman's cycle is different. There's a great book called "taking charge of your fertility" and if you are lucky enough your local family planning clinic may have a teacher of this method, you can get this on the NHS would you believe!

[TK421]

Thank you all for your great answers :�)