Pregnancy is never sudden rather it depends on the pattern
of ovulation. Predicting ovulation would help you identify the best time of the
month to conceive a baby. Before going for those predictor kits, here are few things
that you must know about ovulation.
Women’s menstrual cycle is divided into three phases:
- Pre-ovulatory infertile phase
- Fertile phase, and
- Post-ovulatory infertile phase
By observing the primary fertility signs, women can
determine which of the three phases they are in. The three primary fertility signs
are:
Waking temperature
If your waking body temperature rises between 97.6 to 98.6
degrees Fahrenheit, you are surely ovulating. And if it between 97.0 and 97.5
Fahrenheit, you are not ovulating.
Understanding the highs and lows of your body temperature would help you to know if ovulation has occurred. The considerable rise in waking temperature
indicates the occurrence of ovulation. However, unlike the other two signs (cervical
fluid and cervical position), waking body temperature does not reveal impending
ovulation.
Cervical fluid
This is the sign of impending ovulation. Body produces cervical
fluid before you ovulate. Fluid acts as filtering mechanism to nourish the
sperm. It creates an alkaline environment and encourages the sperm to reach the
egg.
With the approach of ovulation, the in female body estrogen
rises and the cervical fluid becomes more evident. It is first a little sticky,
and then a creamy discharge. The final phase of cervical fluid is a clear,
slippery, stretchy substance (similar to raw egg white). This is a sign of
fertility — and recognizing these signs quickly can help you conceive.
Cervical position
Women find it difficult to spot this sign of ovulation, as
it is hardest to predict and needs practice finding the cervical positions that indicate
optimal fertility. Every month, women’s cervix prepares for pregnancy by
becoming soft and “mushy”, rising a little higher, and opening up. The increase
in estrogen secretion causes the cervix to change angle as well, and to emit
fertile cervical fluid.
Women need to start observing the minor changes in their
bodies to predict cervical position. Slowly, in each cycle you will be able to
determine when your body is fertile and ready for pregnancy.
Watching the natural symptoms of ovulations during the
phases of your menstrual cycle, would help you knowing the most fertile time to
get pregnant. It is not that you cannot get pregnant during other times, but the
knowledge of above three signs would increase your chances getting pregnant
when you really want to. Do not forget that eating habits affects female
fertility. So, eat healthy and add more nutrients to your diet.
Dr Neeraj Pahlajani
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