Future Health Frontiers Q&A Women’s Health

How to calculate fertile period

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Asked on:Mar 29, 2026 03:31 AM

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  • Midgard Midgard

    Mar 29, 2026

      1. Calculate the ovulation period. If your menstrual cycle is very regular, you can roughly calculate the day of ovulation, and you can plan to have sex before and after ovulation. Calculate when your next menstrual period is likely to be, and then work backwards 16 days. This is the approximate date of ovulation. Here we take a 30-day menstrual cycle as an example: Day 1 (menstruation) Day 15-19 (ovulation) Day 30 (the day before next menstruation) This is the most commonly known method, but many people are not very clear about it.

      2. Basal body temperature measurement method Normal women's basal body temperature changes cyclically during the menstrual cycle. Generally, ovulation occurs before the basal body temperature rises or during the process of rising from low to high. The rise in basal body temperature after ovulation indicates that ovulation has occurred. The first 3 days when the basal temperature is at an elevated level is the "fertile period". The range of body temperature increase is generally 0.3℃ to 0.C℃.

      3. Cervical mucus observation method Generally, women with normal menstrual cycles will feel a "dry period" in the vagina after menstruation, followed by a "wet period", followed by a "dry period" and the next menstrual cramp. The so-called "moistness" here refers to the moist feeling in the vagina produced by cervical mucus from the vagina.

      Before and after the menstrual period, the mucus is often thick and thin, or even no mucus at all. In the middle of the menstrual cycle, the mucus becomes thinner and thicker. The closer it is to the ovulation period, the mucus becomes clearer and translucent, like egg white, elastic, stringy and slippery. The last day this mucus occurs is called the "peak day," and ovulation occurs 48 hours before and after. Therefore, it is easier to get pregnant if you have sex during the "wet period" before ovulation until within 3 days of the peak day.

      These three methods are not very accurate, so by combining the three methods, it is estimated that you will be able to conceive your own baby on that day. Before ovulation, there should be a plan to reduce the number of sexual intercourses to ensure sperm quantity and quality. During the ovulation period, all conditions should be considered, because after the egg is released, it can generally only survive for 12 to 24 hours. female In the reproductive tract, a woman usually only lives 1-3 days, so generally speaking, it is most likely to get pregnant from 3 days before ovulation to 1 day after ovulation. It is not easy to get pregnant if you have intercourse too early or too late.

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