When Do You Ovulate? How to Track Ovulation & Plan Pregnancy - Dr. Rita Singh | Doctors' Circle

Registration No: 96753 Karnataka Medical Council, 2012 Dr. Rita Singh | Phone📞 : 9844046474 / 9036055527 (Online & in-person appointment can be booked online or by call) | Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist | DIVAKARS SPECIALITY HOSPITAL, J.P Nagar 2nd Phase, Bengaluru, India Subscribe to https://www.youtube.com/@doctors-circle - World's Largest Health Platform https://www.youtube.com/@doctorscirclehindi दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा हेल्थ प्लेटफार्म https://www.youtube.com/@Doctorscircle-knowyourdoctor Know Your Doctor Ovulation usually happens on day 14 in a 28-day cycle. So if your cycles are longer, like 30–35 days, ovulation will happen 14 days prior to the expected date of menstruation. The egg that gets released survives for 24 hours. Once it is released from the ovary, it enters the tubes and waits there for 24 hours. If the sperms are able to reach this egg, it gets fertilized. If not, it gets absorbed. So, how do you know when you are ovulating? One way is, of course, if you have regular cycles, you can fairly accurately calculate when ovulation is likely to happen. So if you want to plan a pregnancy, you can start trying from day 10 onwards till day 20, with a minimum of alternate-day relations. If you have irregular cycles, you can track ovulation by different methods, like using ovulation kits. Ovulation kits track the LH surge, which happens just at the time of ovulation. You can use these to find out when you are ovulating. Other methods include the calendar method, where you track ovulation for 5–6 months to understand exactly when ovulation is happening. You can also check cervical mucus. The quality of cervical mucus changes around ovulation—what was thick before becomes thin and watery at the time of ovulation. Another method of finding out is by checking the basal body temperature. This has to be checked first thing in the morning, before you leave the bed and before you start eating or drinking. If you find a 0.5–1°C rise in temperature, this happens at the time of ovulation and afterward. So these are the ways to track ovulation. Nowadays, a lot of women are using ovulation kits, which are fairly accurate. But if you have regular cycles, you can go through the fertile window from day 10 to day 20 and try accordingly if you are planning a pregnancy. #doctorscircle #Ovulation #FertilityAwareness #TryingToConceive #PregnancyPlanning #BestTimeToGetPregnant #OvulationDays #FertileWindow #WomenHealth #ReproductiveHealth #PregnancyTips #TTCJourney #InfertilityAwareness #DoctorExplains #GynecologistAdvice