How to Read an Ovulation Calendar
If you are hoping to get pregnant, consider planning conception with the help of an ovulation calendar. By entering information regarding your menstrual cycle into a specific website, the calendar can calculate when you will be ovulating. This will determine when it is best to engage in intercourse and hope for the outcome of a baby. The calendar will even tell you which day is best to test for the ultimate goal -- a positive pregnancy result.
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Go online and visit a website that provides an ovulation calendar. Some examples include www.ovulation-calendar.net, www.babyhopes.com and www.americanpregnancy.org.
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Type in the first day of your last menstrual cycle and the length of your menstrual cycle. Some calendars may ask for the length of your luteal phase, which is the part of the cycle that starts at ovulation and ends the day before your next period. The average length of this phase is 14 days.
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Click "enter" and view your ovulation calendar.
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Each website will have a different code to determine your ovulation cycle. On www.ovulation-calendar.net, for example, look at the dates marked in pink shades. These show when you are menstruating as well as the strength of your menstrual flow.
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Look at the dates marked in green shades. These show the strength of your fertility. The lightest shade of green indicates the day(s) you are less fertile. The darker shade of green indicates the day(s) in which you are most fertile. That is when you should engage in intercourse to give you the best chance of getting pregnant.
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Look at the day marked in blue. This is the best date to take a pregnancy test.
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