If I have an extremely irregular period.
Example it was 3 months in between my last
two cycles, and then sometimes ranges
froma month to a month and a half. When
would be the best time that I would be
fertile?
Oh and also if I am about to start on
birth control in about a week could I
still be safe from getting pregnant?
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Llewellyn
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 1743 Location: NY
Posted: 04-18-07 11:30am
We don't know when you are fertile. Even
women who have regular periods often don't
know when they are fertile. It's easier
to guess when you're fertile if you have a
regular period, but sometimes it's tough
to know for sure if you're right.
In a regular cycle (28 days), ovulation
(when you are fertile) occurs right in the
middle, around days 14-16. So, it's kind
of right in the middle of the last period
and the next one. If you have an
irregular period, it's that much harder to
track your fertility. They make things
like fertility monitors for that. One
thing that you can look for is stringy
discharge that looks kind of like egg
whites. That is the easiest way to know
that you are probably fertile. If you do
not want to get pregnant, you need to
always assume that you are fertile and use
birth control every time.
Birth control reduces your chances of
getting pregnant. It does not eliminate
them. So even if you use the birth
control exactly as intended, there is
still a small chance that you will get
pregnant. To reduce your chances even
more, you can use two methods of birth
control. If you are going on the pill,
you need to use condoms for at least one
week while the pill takes effect. You can
get them at the store or your ob-gyn might
give you some. You can also get
spermicide over the counter. Spermicide
is not great on its own, but it makes a
good back up method.
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EverydayAverageGirl
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Apr 2007 Posts: 3
Posted: 04-18-07 12:45pm
Thanks for replying! That was alot of
helpful information
