Ok so someone posted the following and it is loaded with misinformation:

*sperm can live for upto 5 days inside the female body. - It can live up 7 days ladies. The male sperm die in the first two days, and the female sperm can live up to 7 days in the fallopian tubes as they await the egg.


*an egg is viable for upto 36 hours after ovulation - Unfortunately, this is false too. An egg lives 12 to 24 hours at most. You only have a 20-25% chance of conception per cycle, but none on annovulatory cycles when your body doesn't release an egg.


*ovulation typically occurs 14 days before not after your period (regardless of cycle length). - No. Stress, poor diet, over-exercise, and other factors can alter your cycle and alter ovulation or eliminate it for months. Women generally ovulate between 11-14 days before their next period, and there are ways of knowing when you ovulate such as kits. BBT will only show you if you have already ovulated.


*it is rare for the luteal (post ovulation) phase to change, a longer cycle usually means you ovulate later. - Look above.


*it is impossible to know exactly when you ovulate, without being a dedicated long term charter. Therefore it is impossible to say exactly when you are fertile. - Charting is fine if you want to know if you are ovulating (so that the doctor can determine if you have a fertilty issue), but it is not a good indicator of upcoming ovulation.


*pregnancy is a risk you take any time you have sex (even on b/c because that is only, at best, 98-99% effective). - Saying this shows how women don't always ovulate 14 days before. Thanks.


*day one of the cycle is the first day of bleeding. - Day one is bleeding, yes. Don't count the spotting days as the initial day.


*therefore your window of highest fertility is from 5 days prior to ovulation until 2 days after. - 5 days prior yes, two days after is too late.


How would I know this? I worked in a fertility office and had a web site for 7 years where doctors were invited to discuss fertility. Sorry if this post seemed rude, I just want women to have a clearer view of their bodies.

Thanks for reading!