Facts about Ovulation Agawam MA
If you want to conceive, and don't know where to begin, you should start by keeping a daily record of your of your basal body temperature. Your basal body temperature is simply you temperature when you wake up in the morning.
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Facts about Ovulation
You will need to chart your menstrual cycle for a few months so you can recognize your pattern and have better chance of predicting your most fertile days so that you are able to get pregnant.
When you ovulate, your body starts the process of preparing a fertile environment for conception, as a result your body temperature rises about .4 degrees. On the first day of your period you will need to keep track of your temperature with a basal body thermometer (you can purchase this at any pharmacy). By taking your basal body temperature at the same time every morning you will be able to establish a pattern in your cycle and note when your ovulation process starts.
Luteneizing Hormone
Another way to see if you are ovulating is by surges in you luteneizing hormones. This can be checked by an over the counter kit you can purchase at your local pharmacy. It's done in very much the same was as a home pregnancy kit. There is a chemical strip that you place in the stream of your urine or place a few drops of your urine and it detects the LH surge in your urine which is indicative of ovulation.
OV Watch
A popular new way to detect your fertile days during you cycle is by monitoring your body's production of sodium chloride ions. During your menstrual cycle, you body will produce variant levels of sodium chloride ions. About 6 days before you ovulate, the levels of ions in your body will surge. You can detect this surge by wearing a device called the OV Watch.
This device is worn snugly against the skin so that it can measure the amount of ions that your body releases through your sweat. You need to wear this watch for at least six hours a day from the first day of your menstrual cycle. It is recommended that you wear your watch while you are sleeping. Every 30 minutes, the ov watch will record the level of ions that are released. Up to 12 readings a day will be recorded. Each morning read and record the readings. The watch will inform you of your fertile days just before you ovulate, of your ovulation date, and of one fertile day after ovulation.
Cervical Mucus
Your cervical mucus changes color and consistency when you ovulate. When you ovulate your mucus looks and feel likes egg whites. It your basal body temperature is up, then this is the time that you are most likely able to become pregnant.