One of the ways of increasing the likelihood of a successful implantation is to improve the fertility of the male.Some medical conditions can cause damage to the sperm, and some habits like drinking, smoking, and doing drugs can decrease the sperm count.Before you begin trying to get pregnant, it's important to be in the best possible health. You should also eliminate anything in your life that could damage your fertility. Make sure to eat healthily, stop smoking, and exercise frequently. Stay away from harmful chemicals.A woman isn't fertile every day of her cycle. A study by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences showed that women can only get pregnant six days out of the monthly cycle—the five days leading up to ovulation and the day of ovulation itself.1 If you and your partner are only having sex once a week, you may be missing your ovulation window.
You may have learned in high school health class that ovulation takes place 14 days after the start of your period. However, that's only a fact for people who have a consistent 28-day cycle, and not even all of those people ovulate at the same time.1
By noting a few pieces of information (your waking body temperature, cervical fluid characteristics, and cervical information) on a calendar or chart, you can confidently predict when you will ovulate and have intercourse at the time when it is most likely to get you pregnant.In order to accurately determine when you are most fertile, you'll need a few simple tools.
1. If you do not already own one, purchase a basal thermometer. A standard thermometer is not precise enough for fertility charting.
2. Print out a fertility chart or sign up for a fertility charting service online.
3. Chart Your Basal Body Temperature
Charting basal body temperature can help predict ovulation. The temperature must be taken around the same time each day and must be done before getting up and moving around.
A woman's temperature will typically rise between 0.4 and 0.8 degrees Fahrenheit on the day of ovulation.A basal thermometer measures temperature in one-one hundredth of a degree increments, making it precise enough for the task.
There are some tips to follow.
1. Start taking your temperature the first day of your period.
2. Keep your basal thermometer next to your bed. If you get out of bed to get it, your movements will increase your body temperature and your readings will not be valid.
3. You should sleep for at least 3 hours for your temperature reading to be correct.
4. Check your temperature around the same time every morning.
5. As soon as you've taken your temperature, enter the information into that day's area of your fertility chart.
6. You should see your temperature jump up significantly about halfway through the month. This means you've just ovulated.
7. Your temperature should stay elevated until your next period begins.
8. Reading Your Chart
As you enter all this information into your chart, you will begin to see how it all fits together. You'll develop a very clear picture of when you are fertile.
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