Have you got to be on your period to get pregnant?

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No you do not have to be on your period to get pregnant. The reason you may have heard it called a monthly cycle is because every women has certain phases that her body goes through in approximately a month and one of them is a monthly period. Another part of the cycle is ovulation (the time during which a women can get pregnant.) Ovulation is when the ovaries release an egg and it happens at different times for different women. There are ways to track ovulation but I never read any of it too in depth (I was already Pregnant). The link I included has a lot of info but explains the menstrual cycle pretty well. http://www.womenshealthlondon.org.uk/leaflets/cycle/cycle.html The part you should pay attention to though is ovulation. If you need more info on how to tell when you are fertile (not just a guess based on the average women) the next link I provided goes in depth on different signs of ovulation and other parts of the menstrual cycle, it even includes a calendar for you to track on. http://www.womentowomen.com/sexualityandfertility/predictingovulation.aspx Hope this is helpful.