Signs and Symptoms of Ovulation

Trying To Get Pregnant? Want To Know When You Are Most Fertile?

Well, you can do this by looking for the specific signs and symptoms of ovulation. The signs of ovulation are not always obvious, but there are few small indications that you can look for to know whether or not you are ovulating. With these symptoms of ovulation you can work out the exact period that you will be at your most fertile.

The most basic method, although not always accurate, is to simply count the days in your cycle. The time when you ovulate will be about 14 days after the start of your period. The signs of ovulation will increase during this time, and end about 12 to 48 hours after ovulation occurs.

Know the Signs and Symptoms of Ovulation to Work With Nature

Ovulation is when a fertile egg is released from your an ovary. This makes its way down to your uterus, and if it is not fertilized within 12 to 48 hours it will start to disintegrate and later be expelled from your body during menstruation. Looking for the symptoms of ovulation you can predict this 12 to 48 hour window, which is the time in your cycle that you are the most fertile and ready to conceive.

Going back to the counting method, you can easily work out when you will ovulate by calculating the number of days in your cycle, from the start of one menstruation to the start of the next. For the majority of women, this is around 28 days. For a 28 day cycle, the day of ovulation will be around day 14. This will vary of course, as each woman is different. Factors including stress, fatigue, and illness can also affect the cycle.

Other ovulation signs and symptoms to look for include basal body temperature monitoring and monitoring the cervical mucous. With the basal body temperature method you can work out when you are ovulating by looking for a rise in body temperature of about 0.4 to 0.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Your temperature should be taken before you get out of bed in the mornings (even before you go to the bathroom). This will ensure that the readings are as accurate as possible. Each day the temperature taken should be filled in on a chart, with day one of the chart being the first day of your period. After a few months you will be able to see a pattern that can help you find out when you are most likely to be ovulating

The most reliable signs and symptoms of ovulation for the current cycle you are on, is to check your cervical mucous. The amount of discharge you excrete is different at different times in your cycle. For example, just after your period, your cervix will be dry and there will be no, or very little cervical mucous. Women are not normally able to conceive at this time. As your cycle renews, so your cervical mucous starts to increase due to the various hormones in your body. As it increases it also becomes thinner and changes from creamy white to almost clear. Using your fingers to take a sample from your cervix you should stretch the mucous between two fingers. If it does not break or stretches several centimeters before breaking, then you are ovulating. Sperm are able to survive longer in this stage of the cervical mucous (up to 72 hours).

These are the main ovulation signs that you can use to find out when you are at the height of your fertile stage and ready to fall pregnant.  Good luck and don't forget to have fun trying.  Give it your all and allow the outcome.[source]