"When Do I Ovulate?"
Time Intercourse So You Have A Better Chance Of Conceiving

"When do I ovulate?"
Alot of women aren't exactly sure when this occurs because there's alot of information floating around out there that says different things.

Knowing when you ovulate is important because it could be the key to you achieving pregnancy.

Why Is Ovulation Important When Trying To Conceive?

"When do I ovulate?"
Ovulation is important because without it you can't become pregnant.
When you ovulate your ovaries actually release an egg into your fallopian tubes. If sperm have reached your fallopian tubes they may seek out your egg and fertilize it. But the egg must be released from your ovaries for this possibility to occur.

Check out this short video about finding out when ovulation occurs:

When Should You Have Intercourse?

If you can time intercourse leading up to ovulation, you will give yourself thebest odds of being able to naturally conceive.Usually the 5 days before you ovulate including the day of ovulation are when you become most fertile, with your fertility peak being the day before and day of ovulation.
Did you know that by correctly timing intercourse you can even stack the odds of being able to conceive the gender you want too?

Techniques to Identify When You Ovulate

You can use the following techniques to pinpoint when you will ovulate. Just remember, every person is different, so even if you and your friend both have 28 day cycles, you might ovulate a couple of days earlier, and she could ovulate a couple of days later - it's always best to work out your own cycle.

Still asking 'when do I ovulate?'

Use one of the following, or a combination of the following to work out when you will ovulate:

A Basal Body Thermometer is one way for you to see when your temperature level spikes after ovulation - a clear indication of when you ovulate each month.
- Basal Body Thermometer (BBT)

An ovulation predictor kit is a really easy way for you to tell when ovulation is impending. It will indicate to you a couple of days before ovulation that you are about to hit the most fertile time of your cycle, so that you can plan intercourse.
- Ovulation Predictor Kit (OPK)

One quick way, that probably isn't as accurate, but which can give you a good indication of ovulation is to use our ovulation calculator.
- Ovulation Calculator

Your cervical mucus is one of the best ways you can tell when you are highly fertile, and best of all this way of predicting ovulation is completely FREE.
- Check you Cervical Mucus

Checking your cervix is another great free way that you can tell for sure when you are fertile and about to ovulate.
- Check your Cervix