[des08]

I dont understand the whole 28 days of your menstrual cycle........when it starts, when it ends......everything about it

Cycle day one is the first day of your period. Not all women have 28 day menstrual cycles. I don't, lol nor do most women. To learn more about your cycles and fertility, I really suggest reading "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Weschkler

[melissa29624]

HI!! I have a 28 day cycle! You start counting on the 1st day you have bright red flow (heavy)...It's best to write it down so that you can keep up with it! Women USUALLY (not always) ovulate around 14 days BEFORE your next cycle...which for a woman with a 28 day cycle is 14 days after the 1st day of your period!

Now...having said that, that's not always how it goes!

[ShawnaCAN]

Actually only 12% of women have 28 day cycles, everyone else has longer, shorter, or irregular cycles. Here is a little diagram that illustrates the differing lengths of menstrual cycle, which can fluctuate from cycle to cycle in the same woman:

http://www.woomb.org/bom/cycles/index.html

And this little cartoon shows what the uterus, ovaries, cervix, and hormones are doing throughout the menstrual cycle:
http://www.woomb.org/bom/ovCycle/animation.html

Set the speed to SLOW so you can read what's happening at each phase of the cycle.

[melissa29624]

guess Im lucky to be in that 12% huh?? LOL,atleast I have something decent going for me