When Are You Most Likely to Get Pregnant
There is no exact calculus which can answer the question: when are you most likely to get pregnant? The perfect timing depends mostly on how regular your menstrual cycle is and for how long it lasts. Menstrual cycle duration varies from female to female and it can be irregular.
The best time to get pregnant is during ovulation which occurs at the middle of menstrual cycle. Ovulation is the part of menstrual cycle when the egg is released from the ovaries and it flows slowly down to the uterus. Middle of menstrual cycle is day 14. This, however, doesn’t mean that you should have sex on 14th day to get pregnant.
You have to know a couple of things on this subject. First, an egg can survive in the uterus 24 to 48 hours after it is released. Sperm, on the other hand, can survive in uterus 5 to 6 days. So it is best to start around day 10 of the cycle and continue with intercourse at least 2 or 3 times a week.
This will increase your chance of getting pregnant as the sperm will be in the uterus waiting for the egg to reach its final destination. Of course, you shouldn’t be trying to get pregnant only during this week as this can prove as problematic with women that have irregular periods, because they can be ovulating any time during their period.
That is why it is recommended that couples have intercourse during the entire month. Besides, it will not make you feel like you’re doing some tedious task, but it will rather make you feel like you’re trying to start a happy family. There are verified scientific researches showing that with this method a normally fertile couple has 80 to 85 percent chances of getting pregnant in their first year.