A poor understanding of one's own organism leads to the fact that many married couples live in a constant pattern before an unplanned pregnancy. Others are unhappy, because, despite excellent health and a great desire, they can not wait for the child. Perhaps they choose the wrong time to conceive a child.
A man is capable of conception throughout his life, beginning with adolescence. That is, male fertility is permanent.
The woman is fertile only for 4% of the duration of her life. Is it hard to believe it? Let's count:
- the girl is not capable of conceiving before adolescence (about 11-15 years);
- a woman loses her ability to become pregnant after the onset of menopause (after about 50 years);
- during childbearing age a woman can conceive a child only a few days a month, only when the egg that ripens once a month comes out of the ovary.
There is a possibility to foresee quite accurately the time when a woman is fruitful.
The menstrual cycle, relative to fruitfulness, is divided into three phases:
Phase I - relative bareness when the egg grows. Its duration is unstable, and in some women it is completely absent (in women with a very short menstrual cycle)
Phase II - fruitfulness, when the egg is ripe and comes out of the ovary. Only in this period is it possible to conceive a child.
Phase III - absolute barrenness, from the moment of death of the egg to the next menstruation.
A fertile period in the menstrual cycle can be recognized without error, and learn how to regulate conception. Although often women say that it is impossible to determine the time of onset of ovulation. Of course, if the egg had a bell and would call us while traveling through the fallopian tube, our life would be much calmer. But why not observe, in his absence, behind the goals a number of characteristics characteristic of a fruitful period.
1. Nasal mucus.
At the beginning of the menstrual cycle, the cervix is closed with a cork of thick mucus. As the oocyte ripens, the level of estrogen in the blood increases. The glands of the cervix are very sensitive to these hormones and, under their influence, they begin to produce mucus. At first the mucus is muddy and sticky, but gradually it becomes transparent, slippery. Its number also increases. A woman feels moisture in the vagina. And when the mucus resembles a protein of a raw egg - it means that ovulation has come. After ovulation, the amount of mucus gradually decreases, it becomes dense, turbid and forms a slimy plug, which again closes the cervix.
Proliferous mucus is necessary to maintain the viability of spermatozoa. In this mucus they can live for three to seven days. Without it, they die after three hours. If we consider different types of cervical mucus under a microscope, it can be seen that the sticky and turbid mucus has the appearance of a densely woven mesh, which makes it impossible for spermatozoa to penetrate through it. In a prolific, transparent, liquid mucus, the fibers straighten out and form straight tubules through which the spermatozoa swim to the fallopian tubes.
2. Position of the cervix.
Another manifestation of the rhythm of fertility is the changes in the position of the cervix. It can be determined not only by a gynecologist, but also by each woman on their own, but also by evaluating its softness or hardness and the degree of openness of the cervical canal. Before ovulation, the cervix is firm, closed and lowered into the vagina. During ovulation, the neck is soft, wet (there is mucus), the canal is slightly open, and the neck itself is pulled up into the vagina. Immediately after ovulation, the cervix under the influence of progesterone quickly becomes hard again, closes and falls. All these changes are quickly determined after the acquisition of a certain experience.
Observation should be done once a day, preferably at the same time. Put one foot on the edge of the bathroom or armchair, insert one or two fingers into the vagina (do not be afraid of infection if everything is done with cleanly washed hands). The cervix can be easily distinguished from the softer walls of the vagina.
3. Basal temperature.
The hormone progesterone, which is produced immediately after ovulation, causes an increase in the so-called basal body temperature, which also makes it possible to establish a post-ovulatory infertility phase. A sharp increase in temperature - a jump, means that the development of progesterone began, which means that ovulation has already taken place
The temperature should be measured in the morning every day, at the same time, immediately after awakening, without getting out of bed. Women who work at night measure the temperature 3-4 hours after resting in bed. Measurement of temperature should be carried out in the rectum, in the vagina or in the mouth under the tongue. But only the whole cycle should be measured in one way and the thermometer must be one.
The temperature before ovulation itself can drop by 0.1 - 0.2 degrees and then rises after ovulation by at least 0.2 degrees and remains at this level until the end of the menstrual cycle. Before the menses, the temperature drops again. The phenomenon of biphasic temperature, as a rule, takes place in every menstrual cycle of a healthy woman. If within a few months your schedule turns out to be single-phase - this is an occasion to consult a doctor. Single-phase basal temperature graph indicates hormonal disorders. This method of determining the day of conception is simple, easy, painless and most importantly cheap. Of course, you can meet women who are not happy with the daily measurement of temperature. They say that they do not want to be captured by the thermometer. But after all, all the people brush their teeth every morning, and no one protests against the tyranny of the toothbrush. You can easily get used to the daily temperature measurement. Moreover, it is much cheaper than expensive tests for ovulation, when it comes to the problem of getting pregnant.
Now on the Internet there are many programs that automatically determine ovulation, it is only to measure the temperature and record the results.
4. There are also other, additional symptoms that are related to ovulation. Some are typical for some women, and some for others.
For example:
- engorgement of the mammary glands, pain and sensitivity of the nipples;
- pain in the lower abdomen from one or the other side, which is called ovulatory pain (for the most common symptom);
- ovulatory spots (on panties), due to the presence of a small amount of blood in the ovulatory mucus.
Needless to say, what is important is the opportunity for a couple to recognize these several days of each month, when it is likely that a long-awaited child is conceived, as well as other days when pregnancy is impossible.