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least likely to get pregnant -- timing?
so i know there's the whole menstrual cycle, typically 28 days long. i know there's ovulation & fertility - but what are those?
in which part of the cycle am i least likely to get pregnant?
when do the ovulation & fertility parts of the cycle occur?
so basically, if i were to have sex, when would it be safest to do it at my most unlikely time to get pregnant?
thank you!
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Ovulation is when you're at your peak fertility. It's when you body temperature slightly changes, cervical mucus is better for sperm motility, and your egg is in a good position to be fertilized. Every woman experience this once a month.
It usually happens mid-way through you cycle.
During a 28 day cycle a woman may ovulate on day 14.
During a 24 day cycle a woman may ovulate on day 12.
During a 20 day cycle a woman may ovulate on day 10.
During a 30 day cycle a woman may ovulate on day 15.
The catch is that all women are different.
I have a nearly perfect 28 day cycle. You would assume I probably ovulate around day 14 then, even according to things like the Family Planning Method. I don't. I'm not "typical" but I have no "signs" or "symptoms" that would have told me that. I've taken a lot of over-the-counter ovulation tests and I actually ovulate at about day 20. That is how I found out. I would get pregnant at an entirely different time than "most" women. This makes things much different when you take into account:
The typical lifespan of sperm within the female body is between 3 and 5 days. They have been known to still be alive inside of a woman for over a week though.
It only takes ONE sperm to fertilize your egg. ONE. Not 10, 100, 1 thousand, or a billion. One single little, tiny sperm. One.
If you engage in sexual intercourse near your ovulation date then you're at the greatest risk. The other times of the month you're not getting off scott-free though. Sex is always a risk. Always.
How do you know when you ovulate for sure?
Purchase home tests for 6 months. These usually come for $25 for a month's supply. You'll need to buy 6 months worth at least. That's about 150 you will have to dish out to get a decent idea of when you USUALLY ovulate. To get an even better idea, track your cycles, your cervical mucus and discharge, and internal temperatures every single day for 6 months straight.
A condom. A packet of birth control pills. Spermicidal lube. Pulling out before ejaculation.
That is your best method to be "safest to do it at [your] most unlikely time to get pregnant."
Nobody will be able to accurately predict the day you probably ovulate. Nobody. Not even a doctor without extensive testing for at least 6 months. Really.
Use your head and take the proper precautions to help protect yourself to lower your risks of pregnancy. Sex makes babies. Everybody knows that. That's what we do it for, initially.
You don't want to get pregnant?
Use the above method (A condom. A packet of birth control pills. Spermicidal lube. Pulling out before ejaculation) to be more sexually responsible or don't have sex at all.
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Ovulation is when your egg moves into your fallopian tubes and down into your uterus. During this time the egg either gets fertilized by sperm thus creating a pregnancy...or nothing happens and you get your period. This happens during each menstrual cycle. Fertility means several different things. Basically if you are fertile you can have children, if you are not fertile you cannot. But of course there are different degrees of fertility that do change at different points in your cycle. Like the person before me said each women is different so there is no general rule you can follow...like you won't get pregnant for a week after your period ends... because some women will.
Anyway if you really want to know the safest time to have sex, there is a way you can determine it.
It is called Natural family planning. The most popular method is a process that involves taking your temperature each day and recording it on a chart. Once your temperatures are recorded on the chart you can tell when you are ovulating and when the safest time to have sex is. They have kits for this stuff with better instructions that you can get at a drug store. It shouldn't be more than $10. My mom uses this method.
Anyway you seem young and I think this is a good method to be extra safe when having sex but I do not think you should use this method of contraception alone. This method, although fairly accurate should only be used if you are married...or in a strong relationship where you can handle being pregnant. (Just my opinion) Anyway if you do decide to have sex you should still use condoms to protect your self.
Also if you are on hormonal birth control I do not think the natural family planning will work...because your hormone level will be different.
Here is a link if it doesn't explain the process that well just google it some more
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Sorry this was so long I hope I was able to help!
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there is no possibilty because every woman is different.
the safest way is to wear a comdom and or usea contraceptive
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