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Your Cycle


While the average menstrual cycle is about 28 days

not all women are "average"!

In order to maximise your chances of getting pregnant it is helpful to understand a bit more about your menstrual cycle so you know when your most fertile period is likely to be. The average menstrual cycle is 28 days but for many women this is not the case.

Follow the steps on these pages to help you learn more about your cycle and understand when you are at your most fertile and most likely to conceive.

1. Put the start date of your period on the calendar.

Menstrual Calendar

2. Put the start date of your period on the calendar.

Menstrual Calendar

3. Count back 14 days to find the approximate date of your ovulation.

You can now begin to get a feel of the length of the first phase of your cycle which leads up to ovulation.

4. This is the phase than can be vary between women. In this example the length of the first phase is 16 days.

5. To get a real picture of your cycle, it is a good idea to track in this way for several more periods.


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