How to Create a Fertility Calendar?

Answer 1

All woman should track their menstrual cycles. Paying attention to the normal ebb and flow of your menstrual cycle has many advantages. Such advantages include the ability to avoid pregnancy, conceive a child, have intercourse without risking pregnancy and help determine if you possibly have any problems with your reproductive organs. Keeping a fertility calendar is an ideal way to accomplish this goal. Start by purchasing an actual calendar. The calendar should have spaces each day where you write down important information. You will also need to buy a thermometer with a digital readout. It should be easy to read. Once you have a calendar and a digital thermometer, you can create a fertility calendar. A fertility calendar is basically a means of determining the phases of your menstrual cycle. A healthy woman's menstrual cycle will begin with three or four days of menstrual bleeding. You should note this fact on your calendar either with a word or a symbol. After you have days of bleeding, you may have some additional days of spotting. This is not uncommon. Note any spotting on your fertility calendar. At this point, you can start counting down to your ovulation. Do this by taking your temperature first thing in the morning. A normal woman's temperature will be between 97.0 and 97.4 during the pre-ovulatory phase. The day after you ovulate, your temperature should jump by half a point the day after. Note this fact on your fertility calendar. This means you have ovulated. Normal ovulation takes place during ten and fourteen days of your menstrual cycle. If you do not see evidence of a temperature jump on your fertility calendar, this may indicate you are not ovulating and should see a doctor as this may cause problems. Once you have ovulated, your temperatures should stay elevated for at least ten days. This is know as your luteal phase. A normal luteal phase is between ten and sixteen days. Anything shorter or longer could indicate that you have fertility problems. All women should keep a fertility calendar. Having the ability to chart the exact phases of your menstrual cycle is highly useful. You can use the calendar to help determine if you have physical problems as well as when you might be fertile or can have intercourse without getting pregnant. Keep a fertility calendar as long as you are having menstrual cycles.