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Luteal Phase: Understanding your Cycle

 

The Luteal Phase

The Luteal Phase is the time period beginning with the day after ovulation and running through the remainder of your menstrual cycle (ends the day before your next period). Typically, the duration of the luteal phase phase lasts between 10 and 16 days - and is generally consistent from cycle to cycle, averaging for most women at 14 days.
In the Trying to Conceive (TTC) Community, the luteal phase is also referred to as "DPO" - or days past ovulation. At the onset of the luteal phase, women's body temperature increases (Basal Body Temperature) in order to provide a fertile environment for the ovum.

What if I Have a Short Luteal Phase?

Typically, the luteal phase is around 10-16 days in length. A luteal phase that is fewer than 10 days may be too short for successful implantation to occur. Trying-to-conceive women who have a short luteal phase are often treated with progesterone therapy; however, there are natural remedies that have also been shown to be highly effective. Vitex Agnus Castus (one of the key ingredients in the fertility enhancing supplement, FertilAid for Women) supports progesterone production, and is often recommended as an herbal remedy for menstrual cycle imbalances, luteal phase defect, and PCOS.

Length of Luteal Phase for the Ovulation Calculator

Most women have a luteal phase that lasts 10-16 days - averaging at 14 days. If you do not know your luteal phase, you may safely use the 14 day average as the default value for the purposes of ovulation calculation.

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yes i have been taking clomid for 2 months now not for sure if im pregnant this month or not but i have heard that fertility drugs can mess up ovulation test kits and give false positives on pregnancy test. Has anyone ever heard of that happening?

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Anonymous - Sep 17, 2009
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Hi there! Yes it is very normal after I went off the pill after being on it for 10 years the first 2 months I did not get my period. Then one day it started and has been relatively regular since (a variation in a few day here and there, but I guess "normal" time frames". Hang in there those pills can really mess with you I have learned! Good luck!

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Anonymous - Sep 05, 2009
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This is the first month that I have been off of birth control after being on it for ten years. My period was supposed to start on 07/21, but it is now two days late. Is this normal for people that have been on the pill for a long time to have their first "post-birthcontrol" period be abnormal? I have not taken a home pregnancy test yet, but should I consider it?

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Note that you are most likely to get pregnant if you time your lovemaking to occur on the days right before - and on - your ovulation date. Keep in mind that the projected ovulation date above is simply a “best guess” estimate based on your cycle date information. The most accurate way to pinpoint your most fertile time is through the use of urine-based ovulation tests or with a fertility monitor. We have partnered with Early-Pregnancy-Tests.com, the Internet’s leading supplier of preconception products since 2001, to offer low-cost, FDA-approved pregnancy and ovulation tests – with free same-day shipping.

 

Now that you’ve calculated your ovulation date using our ovulation calculator, we have a number of other helpful tools you can use to help increase your chances of conceiving.

 

  • Create your own personalized ovulation calendar! You can even provide an email address so that you receive email alerts of your most fertile days, when you can begin testing for pregnancy, and more.
     

  • Create your own personalized fertility chart! This is a highly accurate way to pinpoint your ovulation date that relies primarily on basal temperature charting. (Visit Early-Pregnancy-Tests.com for an accurate, inexpensive basal thermometer.)
     

  • Connect with others at our online community! If you have questions about trying-to-conceive – or if you just want to vent a bit – we have a wonderful, vibrant community of people who’d just love to hear from you.

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