Pregnancy Q and A Question Posted: 02-27-08 06:28am
hi i am due on the 7 or 9 th of may and
conceived sometime in aug im guessing.
does it always have to be day 14 or is
that an old wives tale??? could i have
conceived on d 9th??? please help thank
you
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Answer A3774 Posted: 03-11-08 05:49am
The day of conception is very close to the
day you ovulate– plus/minus 2 days. The
ovulation day is tied to the end of a
menstrual cycle, not to the begging. In
fact, the ovarian cycle goes in 2 phases:
first-the follicular and second-the
luteal. Between these phases, a woman
ovulates. The first (follicular) phase of
the menstrual cycle can vary but the
second (luteal) is generally constant.
The luteal phase of the ovarian cycle is
about 14 dayslong . That is because the
existence of the yellow body (corpus
luteum) usually lasts for about 14 days. A
normal cycle duration is considered to be
between the range of 21 to 35 days. If
cycle a lasts 21, days ovulation occurs on
the 7th day of the cycle. If cycle lasts
for 35 days, ovulation occurs on the 21st
day of the cycle. And ovulation occurs on
the 14th day if cycle lasts 28 days. In
most women, the menstrual cycle lasts for
about 28 days.
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