Another way in which you could find out about your menstrual cycle is by keeping a note of your temperature each morning just after you wake up. Your temperature changes at different points in the cycle, dropping just before you ovulate and then rising when ovulation has taken place.

Tracking your temperature means that you can work out when you are most likely to become pregnant. This is a particularly good method to use if your cycles are really irregular.

Taking your temperature

Tracking your temperature is quite easy, although you will need to be quite organised. You should have everything to hand as the idea is that you take your temperature when you first wake up. This means that the body is at rest and gives you what is known as a basal body temperature (BBT). You will need an accurate thermometer and a piece of paper to note down the results.