In a 26-28 day cycle, when do you ovulate?

Menstrual cycles of 26-28 days are quite common among women. With this menstrual cycle, how can you calculate the day of ovulation?

Menstruation is a woman's monthly bleeding, commonly known as "menstruation". When you menstruate, your body removes the buildup of the lining of the uterus. Menstrual blood and tissues flow from the uterus through the opening of the cervix and out of the body through the vagina.
During the monthly menstrual cycle, the lining of the uterus will form to prepare for pregnancy. If you're not pregnant, your levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone start to drop. Very low levels of estrogen and progesterone tell your body to start menstruating.
A woman's menstrual cycle is counted from the first day of her period until the first day of her next period. Levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone often change throughout the menstrual cycle and can cause menstrual symptoms.
The typical menstrual cycle is about 28 days long, but every woman is different. Also, the length of a woman's menstrual cycle can vary from month to month. Your periods are normal if they usually come every 21 to 35 days. This means that the time from the first day of your last period until the start of your next period is at least 21 days but not more than 35 days.
There are some women whose periods are so regular that they can guess the day and time of the start of their period. Other women, even though their periods are regular, can only predict the start of their period for a few days.

Ovulation is when an egg (ovum) is released from the ovary. After ovulation, the egg travels to the uterus through the fallopian tubes. If the sperm meets the egg in time, conception can take place. If you are trying to get pregnant or just want to know more about the function of the female reproductive system, you should learn more about ovulation and conception.
During each menstrual cycle, reproductive hormones such as LH and FSH are secreted to stimulate the ovaries. In response to these hormones, the follicles begin to grow faster. Inside each follicle is an immature egg or oocyte that is beginning to mature.
Although several oocytes will begin to develop at the beginning of each cycle, usually only one dominant egg is released. If 2 eggs are released, you can be pregnant with fraternal twins. Incidentally, while two or more eggs can sometimes be released during a cycle, this happens simultaneously, not at different times during a menstrual cycle.

In a typical 28-day menstrual cycle in a woman, there are two phases: the follicular phase (first 14 days of the cycle) and the luteal phase (later 14 days of the cycle). The luteal phase is a fixed period of time and is usually very variable. The variation in the length of the menstrual cycle, whether it is long or short, is mainly dependent on the follicular phase. So the timing of ovulation can vary depending on this phase.
In a woman with a menstrual cycle of 26-28 days, ovulation will fall between the 12th and 14th day of the menstrual cycle (corresponding to the end of the follicular phase). However, to determine the time of ovulation is relatively difficult because the time of follicles in each woman is different and very difficult to determine.

Ovulation usually occurs between day 11 and day 21 of the menstrual cycle. However, this is only an average standard. In fact, even women with a 28-day menstrual cycle don't always ovulate on day 14. One study found that less than 10% of women with a 28-day cycle ovulate on day 14.
Usually, when a woman says they are ovulating, they are referring to the particularly fertile period of 2 to 3 days before ovulation. If we assume ovulation occurs between day 11 and day 21 then this fertile period can appear as early as day 9 of the menstrual cycle and as late as day 22. is a large period of time. This is why most women who want to get pregnant will track their ovulation signs and menstrual cycle.

Most women experience certain symptoms around the time of ovulation. Some symptoms may appear several days before ovulation, while others will not occur until the day before or the day of ovulation. Signs of ovulation include changes in sex drive, increased cervical mucus, and sometimes abdominal cramps.
One way to detect ovulation is to measure your basal body temperature or your temperature when you are completely resting. By taking your temperature first thing in the morning, before you get out of bed, and charting the results, you can look for the ovulation-signaling spike.
Another way is to use ovulation test. The tests work very similarly to pregnancy tests, in that they detect an ovulation-stimulating hormone in your urine.
Be aware that not all ovulation kits are highly accurate and some can be confusing. In fact, studies show the reliability of these products ranges from 19% to 99%, and improper sexual stimulation is a major factor in some couples' infertility challenges. .
The most accurate way for a woman to determine ovulation is by transvaginal ultrasound.

Conception requires at least one ovum and one sperm. Semen can live up to 5 days in a woman's reproductive tract.
However, the human ovum only lives 24 hours. Also, it must be fertilized within the first 12 hours after ovulation for conception to occur. If you want to get pregnant, having sex before you ovulate will ensure that your sperm cells are ready for ovulation.
While knowing when you ovulate can help you time sex on your most fertile days, it's not required. If you have sex about 3 to 4 times a week, you should have sex around the time of ovulation. Ideally, have sex every other day of your fertile period to give sperm time to regenerate and mature between intercourse.

In addition to learning about the time of ovulation, to prepare for a healthy pregnancy, both husband and wife should check their reproductive health 3-5 months before becoming pregnant.
The wife should:
Get vaccinated before pregnancy (especially against rubella because rubella in pregnancy is extremely dangerous ) Genetic testing to screen for genetic diseases before pregnancy Check for secondary infections In particular, women over 35 years of age, if they want to become pregnant (especially if they have never been pregnant), will have to have a very detailed health check because pregnancy at this age often problems: Ovarian failure, premature birth, higher risk of birth defects, placenta previa, preeclampsia. The husband should:
Check reproductive health, detect diseases of testicular atrophy, physiological weakness, weak sperm... Sexually transmitted diseases, especially those that cannot be cured, are extremely dangerous. Vinmec currently has many comprehensive health care programs for couples, pregnant mothers and their unborn babies, including basic pre-marital examination packages, advanced pre-marital examination packages, and maternity packages. . Vinmec has a team of experienced doctors in the fields of obstetrics and gynecology, IVF, stem cells, gene technology, capable of synchronously and comprehensively deploying the most advanced assisted reproductive techniques today.
For specific information about fertility and maternity packages at Vinmec, please contact the hospitals and clinics of Vinmec health system nationwide.

Reference sources: yourfertility.org.au, healthline.com