Friday, December 10, 2010

Pregnancy, 101

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Every wonder why, so many young women, get pregnant the very first time they have sex. Ever ask yourself, when and why do i get pregnant. These are questions, i am discovering few if anyone really understands, so i thought it worth the time to share the answer that might make life for some simpler.

Generally speaking, women ovulate in the middle of their cycle, with the cycle usually but not always consisting of approximately 28days, ovulation should occur on or about the 14th day. Some women can feel their ovulation occurring, most can not. The period during which a woman can get pregnant is therefore 48 hours before and after ovulation or days 12 to 16 of the cycle.

Given that the egg is usually only viable for 24 hours, the sperm however is viable for 48 hours so within that 4 day period, almost any thing can happen. Now back to why so many women get pregnant on their first sex experience, the day of ovulation is also the day when a woman most needs to have sex and has less will power to say no.

There are however, a large number of women whose periods are not regular in either cycle days of month and for them, absent feeling ovulation, no such safe period exists except during the menstrual cycle itself, a point in time mot wish to avoid sex altogether, but also a time when many women find their need to have sex greatly enhanced.

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