When Do You Ovulate

Some women may find it really easy to conceive and may get it right in one go, while others have to try too hard to conceive a child. The best way to hasten conceiving is to know exactly as to when you are ovulating and indulge in intercourse at the same time. Ovulation is the process in which a mature egg is released from the ovum for it to fertilize. The process takes place as a part of the female menstrual cycle and involves the rupturing of a mature ovarian follicle and the consequent releasing of ovum. This usually happens between the 10^th and 14^th day, after the menstrual cycle. To understand ovulation and know that you are indeed ovulating, you will need to look out for certain signs in your body. Do you want to explore them in detail? If yes, then go through the following lines and get to know some of the signs that can serve as the best indicators of when do you ovulate.

 

Keep track of your menstrual cycle. A regular menstrual cycle will last around a month or may vary between 28-32 days. That itself is a pretty good indicator that you may be ovulating somewhere mid-way along the cycle. You can calculate your ovulation day by a particular process. Suppose, your menstrual cycle is thirty days long and you have the luteal cycle as 14 days, then subtract 14 from 30. The resultant is 16 and this number is the day of your ovulation. Your ovulation will occur on the 16^th day of your cycle.

 

Usually, around the 10^th to 14^th day of the cycle, you may feel your body preparing itself for ovulation. Some women may have a shift of body temperature (basal body thermal shift) and it may increase in the early morning. The body temperature rises in order to create an incubator-like environment. This environment is necessary to help the fertilized egg mature. In case, you experience a rise in temperature, then this is a clear indication that you are ovulating or have ovulated.

 

Some women also experience ovulation cramping or mid-cycle pain. The pain is scientifically called mittelschmerz. It is not like menstrual cramping, rather seems to be a sharp pain that occurs for a short period of time, in the lower abdomen, on the left or right side. Some women can experience sharp twinges in their lower abdomen during this period. Others experience pain in their lower backs, in either the left or the right side. Few women also have very light spotting, when the egg detaches itself from the ovarian follicle.

 

The most common way of determining that you are ovulating is by noticing the cervical mucus. Right after you have had your periods, the cervical fluid is less in quantity and may feel dry. As you approach your ovulation date, the cervical mucus increases and feels more watery, slippery, and semi-transparent, even resembling a raw egg white. The color is usually white, yellowish or cloudy. Most of the women are more inclined to have sex at this period of time.