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Updated 16 April, 2007
The manner in which a woman falls pregnant will be discussed on this page, followed by a graphic presentation of the process. This discussion should also help couples in planning a pregnancy. It will give them a better understanding of the process. It will also explain why it sometimes takes months for the female partner to conceive.
It is important to understand that a woman releases only one egg cell per month ( on average one every 28 days). If a pregnancy is desired the timing of intercourse (sex) should coincide with ovulation.
The graphic presentation will help to explain why the greatest chance to become pregnant is at the time of ovulation. The real fertile period is however slightly longer. It is possible for some sperms to survive up to seven days and for the egg cell to survive up to three days. This means that the fertility periods lasts from seven days before until three days after ovulation. The best chance to conceive is however the days around ovulation.
Unfortunately for people who want to use the non fertile days as a way of contraception , it is possible for ovulation to occur unexpectedly at other times. These unexpected ovulations occur seldom. but the so called save period is still less reliable than other forms of Contraception.
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