This article explains the menstrual cycle and its phases, focusing on the fertile window and the possibility of conception shortly after menstruation.
Whether you're trying to get pregnant or avoid it, it's a good idea to be clued up on when you're most at your most fertile, including whether there's a chance you could conceive straight after your period.
We've all heard the stories of women who have conceived a baby within days of their period stopping, whether they meant to or not! But is it really possible to fall pregnant just days after Aunt Flo has stopped and if so, how common is it?To help you work out how many days after your period you can get pregnant you'll find everything you need to know aboutIt might be an unwanted visitor each month, but if you're trying to conceive (or trying not to!) it's worth getting to know the ins and outs of your menstrual cycle and understanding at which point you're most likely to be fertile each month. In a nutshell, the menstrual cycle is the term used to describe the time between the first day of a woman's period to the day before her next period starts. The number of days of the cycle differs from one woman to the next, but the average is around 28 days, which is why people talk about it being the 'time of the month'. Menstrual cycles in the region of 21 days to 35 days in length are considered to be within the 'normal' range. If your cycle is shorter or longer than this and you have any concerns you should speak to your doctor. The menstrual cycle is made up of four different phases: menstruation (your period), the follicular phase, ovulation and the luteal phase, although as most of these phases occur without anyThe whole cycle is controlled by hormones. In the first half of the cycle, shortly after your period has finished, rising levels of the hormone oestrogen trigger the ovary to mature and release an egg. This is called ovulation and is thefor getting pregnant each month. Oestrogen also causes the womb lining to start to thicken in anticipation of a fertilised egg to implant.and the hormone progesterone readies the womb for implantation of a developing embry
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