There is a more scientific explanation about ovulation but for many people, ovulation means a time when the woman is fertile enough to get pregnant :). One of the most common method used to predict ovulation is calendar based method, this method is based on a record of the length of previous menstrual cycles, which originally developed by John Smulders in 1930.
Because getting pregnant will depend on many factors, use this tool, which map the above method with general assumption, only for your side reference only. Please confirm to your doctor to get an exact information regarding your fertility period and any fertility problem that may arise.
To see how your fertility in this calendar, fill in your information in the data worksheet as follows :
- Beginning of your last menstrual cycle,
- Your menstrual cycle period,
- Your lutheal phase period (also referred to as ‘days past ovulation’ or ‘DPO’, is the part of the cycle that starts at ovulation and ends the day before your next period)
- Display month, and
- Display year
After that, you can see your ovulation period in the calendar worksheet, where you can see the date of your most fertile date in pink colour and the date of your beginning of menstrual cycle in red colour. And you can move the month and year forward or backward by clicking the arrow bar at the left corner in the worksheet.
