This first week is actually your menstrual period. Because your expected delivery date (EDD) is calculated from the first day of your last period, this week counts as part of your 40-week pregnancy even though your baby hasn't been conceived yet.
The calendar is a man-made invention, your body has no way of knowing what date it is to know when it 'should' be ovulating or menstruating. When you menstruate is determined by your menstrual cycle, your menstrual cycle may be longer than a month (not to mention different months have a different number of days), menstrual cycles can also vary by up to a week or your cycles can be longer when you're stressed. You determine when your period is due based on your cycle, not the date.
To prepone menstrual dates naturally some people use herbal remedies. To avoid menstrual periods one only needs to put oneself in an extremely stressful environment but it is extremely unhealthy to do so as the menstrual period is required to remove the unused lining inside the uterus.
Natural Fertility Planning is counting the days of a woman's menstrual cycle to figure out the dates of ovulation based on her last menstrual period. This is not a
Estimated due dates and pregnancy time lines are calculated from the very first day of your last menstrual period.
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Stress can alter a menstrual cycle. Surgery exerts physiological stress on the body. Therefore, surgery can indeed alter the dates of menstruation.
Due dates are predicted based on your menstrual cycle so be sure to know when your last period was prior to using the calculator. WebMD will explain the formula for you.
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The very first day your period is expected to start and it doesn't, is considered the first day it is late. Visit www.mymonthlycycles.com for more information and sign up for free for different ways to track your period, menstrual cycles, ovulation dates and more. Hope you find it just as helpful as I do.
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