Having intercourse around this time keeps you at the highest probability of getting pregnant since the sperm waits for the egg in the fallopian tube ( 2). It is counted from five days before ovulation because sperm can survive in the womanвЂ™s body for three to five days. These are five days before ovulation, and the ovulation day itself. In an average 28-day cycle, there are six days (referred to as fertile window) when you have the highest chances of getting pregnant. You are most fertile three days before ovulation, and on the ovulation day itself.

You can either use a calculator or look for signs and symptoms of ovulation. Tracking your menstrual cycle for at least three months will help you identify the ovulation day. However, this varies from woman to woman because not everyone has a 28-day cycle. Ovulation is likely to happen on the 14thВ day if you have a typical 28-day menstrual cycle ( 1). Ovulation is the most fertile stage of a menstrual cycle and is therefore essential for you to know about the ovulation days to conceive or avoid pregnancy. If it is left unfertilized, the egg, along with the uterine lining, is shed during the menstrual period. If it is fertilized, it travels to the uterus and implants itself to develop into a pregnancy. The egg moves into the fallopian tube and waits for the sperm to fertilize it.

Ovulation is the process wherein the ovary releases a mature egg during every menstrual cycle.

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