PCOS Messages for December, 2002: Re: Describe the process of ovulation to me please

Re: Describe the process of ovulation to me please

From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 27 Dec 2002 09:58:29 -0600 (CST)

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First off I would REALLY suggest the book "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler to you - it answers all those questions and is easy to read! You can buy a copy through the PCOSA (http://www.pcosupport.org/shopping/Ainfertility.php) or through Amazon, probably also at your local bookstore.

I would also really suggest you start charting your basal body temp and cervical mucus - a great way to know EXACTLY when you're ovulating so you can time things better. Also will often let you know early on if you are pregnant!

Here's my understanding of things. The "normal" woman ovulates 14 days BEFORE her period, no matter how long the cycle. So if you get your period every 30 days, for example, you would probably ovulate around 16 days after the start of your last period. If your cycle is only 25 days long, you would ovulate around 11 days after the start of your last period. The same goes for if your cycle is 14 days long or only happens twice a year. BUT, it assumes that you have a "normal" luteal phase (most women do) - your body might always ovulate 12 days before, for example. You can see it's hard to pinpoint by cycle length alone unless your body works EXACTLY as it would in a textbook!

Sperm can live in your body, if the conditions are right and you are fertile at the time, for about 3 days. The egg has about a 24 hour window I believe when it is receptive to being fertilized. What most fertility doctors I know suggest is that you have sex every other day, starting about 5 days before you think you will ovulate, and stopping when you know you've ovulated or maybe a week or so after starting. That should have plenty of sperm hanging out in your fallopian tubes to find the egg.

Having a period is a pretty good indication of ovulation, but it doesn't necessarily mean that you did! You don't know unless you're charting or have you doctor do specific progesterone tests to see if you have released an egg.

Hope that helps!

At Fri, 27 Dec 2002, anonymous wrote: >
>I have a question about ovulation. They say that you ovulate on day 14
>of your cycle normally right?? So does that mean, that on day 14, your
>ovaries release an egg and it gets fertilized that day? Or did it get
>released before day 14?Because they tell you to have sex prior to
>ovulation, every other day. So, if I had sex on day 10, 11, and 13,
>does that mean I cannot get preg, because we had no sex on day 14? I
>know they tell you to have sex prior because the sperm need to be in the
>tube before I ovulate. But how long do they stay in the tube before
>dying? I mean suppose I didn't ovulate on day 14, but rather day 15 or
>16. What are the chances of my egg getting fertilized if I had sex last
>on day 13. Also, if I get a period, does that really mean I ovulated,
>or is it possible to bleed without ovulating? How long does it take for
>sperm to get to where they need to be to fertilize an egg, and how long
>does it take for the egg to get where it needs to be before it can get
>fertilized?

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