The ovulation chart is a good method to record and track down your fertility days. The ovulation cycle in the woman occurs once a month wherein an egg is released from the ovary and may be ready to be fertilized to lead to conception of the woman. Whether you are planning to get pregnant or still planning about it your knowledge about an ovulation chart and how to read it would still be to your own advantage.

There are many versions of an ovulation chart. Your ovulation chart must have the date of your menstrual period, the date and time of the test and your basal temperature reading. One simple way to start it is to measure your basal or body temperature. You need to buy a basal thermometer to get the accurate temperature reading. You have to take your basal temperature in the morning usually when you wake up and this has to be done at the same time all the time to get accurate results. The chart begins by taking your temperature on the first day of your period. This would also be done in the next few months until you are able to identify a pattern in your basal temperature. Try to connect the lines similar to making a graph to indicate increases and decreases of your temperature until you are able to distinguish a pattern.

If you have found a pattern where there is an increase of basal temperature this would indicate the number of days wherein you are ovulating. It would usually be the number of days after your period that your basal temperature shows a pattern of regular increase. The increase must be regular for at least three days or in some cases until the next menstrual period. If you have a regular cycle your time of ovulation each month would almost always be the same. Take note that once you see an increase in your temperature then you are sure that you have started ovulating.

The increase in your basal temperature means you are ovulating, so you must chart the day when it first started and the highest peak of the day you had. These high temperature days would indicate the best time to have intercourse if you are planning a baby and to avoid having it if you don’t want to get pregnant at the moment.

You can also physically match your ovulation period with what is happening to your body at the same time. If you notice your cervical fluid appear very slippery and very wet this indicates that you are very fertile and you can decide whether to get pregnant or not.

Try to remember that before ovulation your basal temperature may be within the common range of 97 degrees to 98 degrees Fahrenheit but may be higher in some occasions. When you are ovulating your temperature may increase to about 0.2 degrees higher and may stay that way until the next cycle. When you are having your period your basal temperature is usually lower. When your temperature is still very high way past the 14 days after ovulation then you are likely pregnant.

Though there is no exact science about ovulation, an ovulation chart is still a practical way to study your body and its functions to assist you to make good decisions on how to go about with your life that pertains to having a family or planning about it until you are ready to have one.

Jonathan Pitts

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