How Long After Your Period Do You Ovulate (And Why)?

Exact Answer: 10 to 16 days

There are physical, hormonal, and psychological changes everybody undergoes, despite gender or age. At every age, the body goes through a series of modifications that is necessary for the growth and survival of the human being. Another important fact is that the woman’s body undergoes more changes than that of the male’s. One of the most commonly endured hormonal changes by women is during their periods, also known as the menstruation cycle.

Every women’s body goes through the menstrual cycle once a month and that changes only when they reach their age of menopause, which can be anywhere between 45 to 60, based on their physical conditions and health. The menstrual cycle is responsible for fertilizing the women, which is important in inducing and retaining pregnancy. Even the time one has sexual intercourse with her partner which leads to the pregnancy is determined by the menstrual cycle.

The period of ovulation and a certain duration after that is when the women are very fertile. After every period, a woman normally ovulates for about 2 weeks, during which they are very fertile and their chances of getting pregnant are high.

How Long After Your Period Do You Ovulate?

The menstrual cycle first began during the first day of one’s period and the cycle lasts up to the next period or cycle. The period of ovulation, which normally happens about ten to sixteen days during every cycle, is when women are most fertile. Sometimes the ovulation begins immediately after the period ends, sometimes it can take a while. Either way, a woman is most fertile when she ovulates and during this time, she has the best odds of becoming pregnant.

Women who have short periods ovulate about immediately or at least 5 to 6 days after the period, and women with average period cycles ovulate about 12 to 14 days before their next period and cycle. Some women can get pregnant immediately after their period stops, and it is likely. On the other hand, it is unlikely to have sex during the period, as sometimes it can be uncomfortable. When one has sex with their partner, once the sperm enter’s the woman’s body, it can survive for about 7 days.

This means that women can get pregnant as soon as the period ends if they ovulate early. When a woman doesn’t want to get pregnant even when she has sex during the ovulation period, it is better to use any sort of contraception to avoid conceiving.

Why Do You Ovulate That Long After Your Period?

Ovulation is technically the body’s way of releasing the mature from the ovary and then the egg moves down the fallopian tube. The egg gets fertilized in the fallopian tubes and if the sperm is in the fallopian tube while the egg is released, a woman has a good chance of becoming pregnant since the egg will be fertilized by the sperm. Then, an embryo will be created, which will be implanted in the uterus and start developing into a baby.

It is better if one has sex during the five days before the ovulation period or on the day of ovulation, but a woman is most fertile during the time leading up the ovulation, and including it. After about 12to 24 hours after the end of the ovulation period, the chances of getting pregnant get less.

Conclusion

There are different methods of contraception like using condoms, pills, diaphragms, and much more. Using an ovulation calculator, which can be downloaded online nowadays, can help keep track of the fertility window. Many women keep track of their ovulation calendar when they want to conceive. When one doesn’t get pregnant even after multiple attempts to conceive during their period of ovulation, it is better to visit a gynecologist and consult them for medications.

When a woman is in good health, the sperm is healthy and has regular periods, there is a better chance of getting pregnant if tried during the period of ovulation.

References

1. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/BF01849303.pdf
2. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/BF01849284.pdf