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EWCM (Egg White Cervical Mucous) or Semen: How to Tell the Difference

To identify your most fertile days, it is helpful to monitor your cervical mucous.  You should start checking your cervical mucous as soon as your period ends.  What you are looking for is slippery stretchy mucous that looks similar to egg whites.  When you see this kind of cervical mucous, there is a g » Read more

Can You Have a Positive Ovulation Test Result and not Ovulate?

Ovulation tests are very helpful for predicting when you will ovulate.  Ovulation tests work by detecting a hormone called LH (Luteinizing Hormone) in your urine.  Just before you ovulate your pituitary gland releases a surge of LH.  OPKs (ovulation prediction kits) are designed to give you a positive result when this LH surge occurs. » Read more

Signs of Ovulation

Many women can tell when they are ovulating just by paying attention to their body and watching for fertility signs. Not everyone knows what signs of ovulation are or what to look for. You may have heard that you ovulate around day 14 of your cycle. This is a myth. » Read more

What is a Triphasic Chart?

You may have heard the term triphasic chart or triphasic pattern and wondered what this meant.  A typical ovulatory bbt chart is considered a biphasic chart – meaning two phases.  A triphasic chart means that it has three phases or three sustained temperature shifts. » Read more

Charting Basics: How do I know when I have ovulated?

BBT charting is one way to determine your fertile days and pinpoint when you have ovulated.  Temperature charting doesn’t tell you when you will ovulate though.  It is not necessarily the best way to predict ovulation because you can’t determine when ovulation has occurred until after it happens.  So why keep a chart then?  A bbt chart might not tell you exac » Read more

EWCM (Egg White Cervical Mucous) After Ovulation

Egg white cervical mucous is a fertile sign, right?  From everything you have read about cervical fluid and ovulation, you probably know that seeing egg white looking cervical mucous is a sign of ovulation.  But, what if you notice ewc » Read more

Follicular Phase Explained

Your menstrual cycle is divided into three phases – the follicular phase, ovulation and the luteal phase.  The first half of your menstrual cycle is known as the follicular phase.  Th » Read more

Getting Started With Fertility Charting

What is fertility charting? Fertility charting is recording all of your fertile signs on a chart. » Read more

Luteal Phase Defect

The luteal phase of a woman’s cycle is the second half of her cycle. It begins right after ovulation and generally lasts around 12-14 days. The luteal phase is named after the corpus luteum. » Read more

Luteal Phase - Understanding what happens after you ovulate

After you ovulate, you begin the second half of your fertility cycle known as your luteal phase. During the first half of your cycle, Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) is produced. FSH signals your body to start the process of maturing eggs for ovulation. The eggs are contained inside a follicle where they will grow and mature until ovulation occurs. » Read more

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