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    This document discusses getting pregnant and when to seek help. It summarizes that the average menstrual cycle is 21-35 days with 4 phases: menstrual, follicular, ovulation, and luteal. It notes that most women ovulate between days 13-20 and have the highest chance of conception if they have intercourse every 1-2 days during this fertile window. It advises seeking medical help if unable to get or stay pregnant after 12 months of trying (or 6 months if over 35) or with other risk factors like irregular periods or miscarriages.

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    This document discusses getting pregnant and when to seek help. It summarizes that the average menstrual cycle is 21-35 days with 4 phases: menstrual, follicular, ovulation, and luteal. It notes that most women ovulate between days 13-20 and have the highest chance of conception if they have intercourse every 1-2 days during this fertile window. It advises seeking medical help if unable to get or stay pregnant after 12 months of trying (or 6 months if over 35) or with other risk factors like irregular periods or miscarriages.

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    This document discusses getting pregnant and when to seek help. It summarizes that the average menstrual cycle is 21-35 days with 4 phases: menstrual, follicular, ovulation, and luteal. It notes that most women ovulate between days 13-20 and have the highest chance of conception if they have intercourse every 1-2 days during this fertile window. It advises seeking medical help if unable to get or stay pregnant after 12 months of trying (or 6 months if over 35) or with other risk factors like irregular periods or miscarriages.

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    Want to Get Pregnant?

    What's Common and When to Ask for Help


    A menstrual cycle begins with the first day of a period – the shedding of the uterine lining – and
    continues through different phases until the start of the next period. Menstrual cycle length is
    unique for every woman and can range from 21-35 days. For an individual woman, cycle length
    can even differ by a few days every month.

    Phase 1 Starts with 1st day of period.


    There are 4 phases Menstrual Lasts as long as bleeding
    during a cycle: Day 1-7 continues, usually 3-7 days.
    Estimated days of each phase may vary

    Egg
    Phase 4 Uterus Phase 2
    Luteal Vagina Follicular
    Day 15-End of cycle Day 7-14
    The hormone progesterone The lining of the The hormone estrogen
    rises, telling the ovaries to uterus thickens rises, telling the ovaries to
    stop releasing eggs and develop and release an
    telling the uterus to prepare Egg
    egg so that it can be
    for pregnancy. Unless an egg fertilized. The lining of the
    was fertilized, progesterone uterus thickens, and the
    will drop before the next Ovary cervix makes clear,
    period begins. slippery fluid that women
    may notice when wiping.
    Most women ovulate between the
    13th-20th day of their cycle. This Phase 3
    can vary from month to month. Ovulation The ovaries release an egg. The egg
    Around Day 14 will travel from the ovary, through the
    Most women will start their period fallopian tube, to the uterus. The days
    11-17 days after they ovulate if they leading up to ovulation are the time
    are not pregnant. when pregnancy can occur.

    Per month Women have the highest chance of getting pregnant


    chance of when they’re under 30 years old. While many women
    conception get pregnant in their 30s and 40s, the odds of getting
    pregnant sharply decline after age 35.
    Age

    how can I tell if I'm ovulating? how often should we have intercourse?
    Most women with predictable, regular monthly cycles are You may want to aim for every 1-2 days during
    ovulating. Some ways to confirm that you are ovulating the fertile window (the 6 days leading up to and
    include using over-the-counter ovulation predictor kits (OPK) including the day of ovulation).
    or learning a fertility awareness-based method that tracks
    basal body temperature (BBT) or cervical fluid patterns
    What if I'm having a hard time
    getting or staying pregnant?

    You are not alone.


    You matter.
    This is something that is
    common that a lot of
    people don’t talk about.

    1 in 8 women have trouble


    getting or staying pregnant.
    It is best to talk with a health care provider if you:

    Are under 35 and have had unprotected sex for 12 months (6 months
    if you’re 35 or older) with no pregnancies
    Have had 2 or more miscarriages
    Have ever been diagnosed with a condition that could affect your
    hormones or reproductive system
    Have painful or irregular periods

    Provider Notes:

    ABOUT HRSA IM CoIIN PRECONCEPTION PROJECT:


    Learn more about your cycle and get resources This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services
    Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and
    at ShowYourLoveToday.com/Knowledge Human Services (HHS) under grant number UF3MC31239-
    Providing Support For The Collaborative Improvement and
    Innovation Network (CoIIN) To Reduce Infant Mortality. The grant
    amount totals $1,494,993. This information or content and
    conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed
    as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements
    be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

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