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Yes | No Thank you! You can get pregnant if you have sex up to 5 days before you ovulate or up to 24 hours after you ovulate. However, not everyone ovulates on day 14, so it's tough to tell when you ovulate unless you use ovulation predictors and chart your temperature to confirm that you did ovulate. You can definately get pregnant at other times in the month! Its not always on the female to determine when she is most fertile, which is during ovulation. If the male has potent sperm that are strong swimmers and get to your egg to do the job, then of course you can get pregnant. The average menstrual cycle lasts 28 days. But normal cycles can vary from 21 to 35 days. The amount of time before ovulation occurs is different in every woman and even can be different from month to month in the same woman, varying from 13 to 20 days long.  1 You can start testing with your ovulation predictor kit a few days before your estimated day of ovulation. 2  Subtract 17 days from your average cycle length and start testing from this day of your cycle, e.g. if you have a 28 day cycle, you would start testing from day 11. 1 Work out the length of your average menstrual cycle. 2  Day one is the first day of the menstrual period and the last day is the day before the next period begins. 3  Ovulation happens about two weeks before the next expected period. 4  So if your average menstrual cycle is 28 days, you ovulate around day 14. Generally, the highest chance of pregnancy is when sex happens1-2 days before ovulation. If you have a regular 28-day cycle, count back 14 days from when you expect your next period to start. Plan on having sex every other day around that time -- say, days 12 and 14. Ovulation kits check LH levels in your urine to help you pinpoint the day of ovulation. These kits, which are available at drugstores, are convenient and highly accurate. You may want to test 1-2 days before you expect the surge so you can note the rise in LH. You'll start to notice signs that you're fertile about five days before you ovulate. Ovulation usually occurs between 12 and 14 days before your period starts (Fehring et al 2006) . This is an average, so it could be a couple of days earlier or later. For example, say you have a regular 28-day menstrual cycle. This window includes the five days before and the day of ovulation itself (Lynch et al 2006, NCCWCH 2013:68) . So, if you have sex at some time during your fertile window, your freshly ovulated egg could meet live, healthy sperm and be fertilised. 1 Use an ovulation predictor kit. 2  You can start testing with your ovulation predictor kit a few days before your estimated day of ovulation. 3  Subtract 17 days from your average cycle length and start testing from this day of your cycle, e.g. if you have a 28 day cycle, you would start testing from day 11. 1 Work out the length of your average menstrual cycle. 2  Day one is the first day of the menstrual period and the last day is the day before the next period begins. 3  Ovulation happens about two weeks before the next expected period. 4  So if your average menstrual cycle is 28 days, you ovulate around day 14. An oocyte/egg has at least a 48 hour lifespan after ovulation. As you may know the most likely time to conceive is about 14 days before the start of your next period. So if one had a regular 28 day cycle, ovulation is around day 14; a regular 34 day cycle will have an ovulation around day 20.  Many women can experience cervical fluid a few days before ovulation actually takes place and can even have it after ovulation has finished. When studying your cervical fluid to determine when you are ovulating, look for the 12-24 hour time-frame with the greatest amount of wet fluid. Ovulation can occur when you experience mid-cycle or ovulatory bleeding. Keep in mind that while you cannot technically ovulate while on a period, because sperm can live in the body for 3-5 days after sex, pregnancy could occur from intercourse that takes place during a period. The fertile window, or your fertile period, is made up of those days in your cycle when pregnancy is possible. According to FertilityFriend.com, an online and mobile service for fertility charting, the theoretical fertile window is six days long: The five days before ovulation plus the day of ovulation itself. 
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