What If My Luteal Phase Is Short?

Tiffany is very frustrated by not being able to get pregnant.  After charting her cycles for several months, and understanding what it all means, she realized that the time between ovulation and the start of her menstrual cycle was abnormally short.  She found out this situation is called a luteal phase defect.  She did not […]

What Is a Luteal Phase Calculator and Why Is It Important?

Nichole is frustrated that she is still not pregnant.  She has diligently learned to follow all of her signs of ovulation and knows when she is ovulating.  She and Eric always enjoy making love on her most fertile days, and they know his sperm are good.  So what’s going on?!  After doing some more research, […]

Can I Use An Ovulation Calculator With An Irregular Menstrual Cycle?

Monica has friends that use an online ovulation calculator, and they seem to find it helpful.  But it is never accurate in predicting when she will ovulate.  She finally realized it is because her cycles are so unpredictable in length.  After 2 years of trying to conceive unsuccessfully Monica is frustrated and discouraged.  Now what? […]

How Do I Figure My Luteal Phase for an Ovulation Calculator?

Carmen is looking at an ovulation calculator online (aka fertility days calculator), but it asks for the length of her luteal phase.  What is that? She has barely even started marking her period on the calendar, after not paying any attention to it for many years.  But now she wants to get pregnant, and after […]

What is an Ovulation Calculator?

Maria is excited to find an online ovulation calculator as a fun way to help predict when she will ovulate. She just needs to know the length of her menstrual cycle and the date on which her last menstrual cycle began. She doesn’t have to do anything more, it will calculate for her and give the projected date of ovulation. Then she’ll have an idea when her most fertile days are likely to be.