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Can technology help you detect your ovulation days?

Knowing when you are ovulating and knowing when your fertile days are may not be that simple. For this there are tools that help you detect them.

Whether you are looking for pregnancy or if you want to know a little better how your menstrual cycle works, detecting the days of ovulation is one of the milestones on the hormonal calendar.

The ovulation phase is most fertile time of the female cycle

Before ovulation (the follicular phase) the ovary prepares to release an egg. And just after ovulation begins the luteal phase in which the uterus prepares for a possible pregnancy.

So if you are looking for methods to know when it happens to you, in this article you will find different alternatives that thanks to technology will make it easier for you.

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The ovulation process

Let's first see what ovulation is, how it occurs, why it is so important for female fertility and how to know when it is happening to you.

What is ovulation?

It is called ovulation when an egg is released from the ovary into the fallopian tube. More or less 15 days after the beginning of the last period.

How do we ovulate?

At that point, right in the middle of the cycle, estrogen levels are highest, reaching a peak, and this sends a signal to the brain to trigger ovulation.

This "signal" is a sudden increase in the levels of luteinizing hormone (LH) or lutropin, which triggers the release of the egg.

Now, you are ready to make your journey down the fallopian tubes to your uterus, where you could be fertilized.

Why is ovulation so important in fertility? 

Easy: If you are able to detect that peak in estrogen levels or the increase in the LH hormone, you will know that you are in your most fertile 48 hours of the cycle.

As you can imagine, this information is very useful if you are looking for pregnancy. Having sexual intercourse in those two days that your ovulation lasts will increase the probability that the egg will be fertilized.

 

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Use technology to know precisely what days you are ovulating

Now that you know what the purpose of knowing when you are ovulating is, you will want to find out how to know with more certainty.

Each woman is a world. AND menstrual cycles don't have to be exactly the same.

To get to know them a little better, it is very useful to have a calendar in which you write down the days of the beginning of menstruation. 

There are even apps for your mobile phone in which, in addition to marking the day your period begins, you can record other symptoms such as headaches, kidney pain, your energy levels throughout the month, etc.

In theory, your ovulation days are the ones in the middle of the cycle.

But in the end, To more accurately detect which days are the most fertile, you will have to measure either the temperature or use strips or patches that are capable of detecting your hormonal levels.

Let's see some options.

High precision digital thermometer

As we have said, one of the most traditional methods to know the days you are ovulating is the basal temperature.

Basal temperature is the lowest your body has at rest. 

After ovulation, your body temperature rises sharply. 

So you have to take your temperature daily. Always at the same time, just got up, before doing anything else. And write it down on a record or calendar.

After 2 or 3 cycles, and if your periods are regular, you will know how to detect which are the most fertile days for you: two days before your basal temperature rises between 0,3 and 0,5ºC.

As you can see, if you are going to follow this method, it will be great to have a digital thermometer that has 2 decimal places. You will have much more precision in the temperature readings and your calculations will be more accurate.

Temperature sensing patches

If you are forgetful or your rhythm of life is not made to stay in bed for a few minutes when you wake up, there is another alternative to detect your most fertile moment through temperature.

It is about patches that automatically read the temperature. You can see them on amazon in this LINK

femsense ovulation temperature

They are placed on the side of the trunk, in the area under the forearm. They hold together for 5 or 7 days and are resistant to showers, sports, etc. You only need one a month, mid-cycle.

The collection of temperature data is done by bringing the mobile phone closer, through a specific app.

After a couple of months of use, the app will even notify you when you have to apply the patch. And it will calculate for you the 2 days that are most fertile in your specific case.

Trackle: the most accurate vaginal thermometer

If patches are not your thing either or you want something that is not visible even in summer, you have a very novel alternative.

This fertility monitor with a small sensor that is inserted directly into the vagina to measure your body temperature overnight. 

It is slightly larger than a tampon. And it syncs with the mobile app when you put it back in its case in the morning. with the coupon GOFERTIL you will have 10% if you buy it on its official page LINK

If you also record the characteristics of your cervical mucus, you will have a much more precise fertility calendar.

You can see it in amazon in this LINK

monitor fertility ovulation temperature

 

Stripes of LH hormone detection

If your cycles are irregular, the basal temperature method is sure to cost you more than if you use other methods that detect hormones.

They are commonly known as ovulation test and they are very easy to use. You soak the strip in urine and you have the result in a few minutes.

See ClearBlue Ovulation Test on amazon

clear blue digital ovulation

You will have to use several throughout the month. If you are in the middle of your cycle and it does not detect lutropin in your body, try it again the next day and thereafter.

The moment you have a positive is that you are ovulating. If you have sex during those 48 hours, the probability of pregnancy is higher.

Keep in mind that throughout the article we have talked about probabilities and possibilities. But in medical terms it is impossible to give guarantees of success. 

Our recommendation is that if you detect that your cycles are irregular or that you cannot get pregnant after 6 months of trying, look for a specialized fertility center where they give you advice for your specific case.

Try one of these products that we have recommended to detect your ovulation moment and tell us how it went.

 

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