Many couples do not know how to calculate the time of conception. They believe that regular sex and lack of protection are necessary for pregnancy. That is true, however, few are aware that there are only a few days in a month in which a partner can become pregnant. The ability to conceive a child depends on the fertility of the woman and her menstrual cycle.
In order for pregnancy to occur, it is necessary that ovulation occurs and the egg is fertilized with a quality sperm of her sexual partner. As a rule, in ideal conditions, this occurs on the 14th day after the onset of menstruation - this is the best time for conception of children. But each woman is individual, and therefore the time of ovulation can move a few days forward or backward. In this case, the egg itself, leaving the ovary in which the dominant follicle has matured , remains viable for only 24 hours, while male sperm cells are active for 5-7 days after ejaculation.
In order to track the best time for conception of children, you can use tests to determine ovulation. They record the release of luteinizing hormone (LH) into the body - its maximum is achieved when the second strip on the test becomes brighter than the control. After a peak in LH, the ovary ovulates for 12-48 hours - during this period of time, unprotected sexual intercourse can lead to a desired pregnancy.
You can determine the best time for conceiving children by visiting an ultrasound room and performing folliculometry. On such an examination, the doctor controls the process as the dominant follicle matures. He can determine the day of ovulation with an accuracy of one day and then confirm it by the presence of a corpus luteum in the ovary and free fluid in the adjacent space. As a rule, the egg leaves when the dominant follicle reaches a size of 20-25 mm.
Measuring basal temperature will also help you understand your body and determine which days of your menstrual cycle have the best time to conceive children. In order to correctly calculate fertile days, it is necessary to observe some conditions: to measure the temperature (rectally), with the same thermometer and at the same time every day. You can mark the temperature readings on the leaf, connecting the points of all measurements. As a result, you should get a curve with a sharp rise in temperature in the middle of the cycle - this is ovulation.
Pay attention to signs indicating the approach of ovulation. As a rule, 1-2 days before it, the discharge becomes like egg white, and sexual desire is enhanced. On such days, a woman feels the most successful and beautiful, which attracts the opposite sex.
Many people wonder if it is possible to conceive a child during menstruation. Given that the sperm survive in the acidic environment of a woman within 5-7 days after ejaculation, and ovulation occurred early (on the 9-11th day of the cycle), the onset of pregnancy becomes quite likely.