How to get pregnant faster?

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Most women’s cycles are not "average"

As many as one in two couples may be trying to conceive at the wrong time, because they don’t know when their most fertile days are¹. A study amongst women trying to get pregnant found that only 13% correctly estimated their ovulation day, and only 55% of women estimated their day of ovulation within their fertile window (six days – five days prior to and the day of ovulation)³.

It is difficult to be sure when you are ovulating because most women’s cycles are not "average"

Many women believe that ovulation occurs on day 13 or 14 of their cycle. This is based on a typical cycle of 28 days, but this varies between women, and between cycles. In fact, 46% of menstrual cycles vary by seven or more days⁴. This has a significant impact on the timing of ovulation from one cycle to the next. It is therefore often difficult for women to accurately predict their fertile days during each cycle.

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Your personal cycle is controlled by your individual hormone levels

The menstrual cycle is controlled by hormones which change throughout the menstrual cycle and, amongst other things, control ovulation. Particularly important for understanding when you can get pregnant are:

• Estrogen: this gradually rises in the early stage of the woman’s cycle in the days leading up to ovulation. This increase also changes the cervical mucus, which creates a favourable environment for sperm.
• Luteinising Hormone (LH) surges 24-36 hours before ovulation (the release of the egg), making it the best predictor of ovulation.

The LH surge is the most accurate predictor of ovulation

There are a variety of methods that may help women identify their ovulation day, including calendar charting, body basal temperature and tracking ovulation symptoms. However, they vary in their ease of use and accuracy.
Clearblue’s Ovulation Calendar Tracker can help you track your cycle and get to know your body as you plan to get pregnant. However, the calendar method has been found to predict the correct fertile days in only one third of cycles⁵, so they are best used in tandem with a more accurate method like ovulation tests.
No matter how your cycle varies month to month, the LH surge is the most accurate predictor of ovulation.

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Get pregnant faster: use an ovulation test

• Accurate: they are at least 99% accurate at detecting the LH surge to accurately pinpoint the best two days to conceive.
• Simple to use: simply test with the first urine of the day when the hormones are most concentrated. Digital tests provide easy read results. Find out more about how to use ovulation tests.
• Keep the magic in “BabyDancing”: carrying out recommendations to have intercourse regularly throughout the cycle can be emotionally demanding and can quickly lead to a ‘mechanical’ approach to intercourse whilst trying to conceive. Ovulation tests takes the guess work out of timing intercourse, to help you keep the fun in getting pregnant naturally.
• Confirm you are ovulating normally: Confirming this early on is helpful, as you can seek the help of a healthcare professional earlier and it can help the doctor identify whether there is a medical issue and give you the appropriate advice.
• Help you get pregnant faster: A study showed women using ovulation tests took on average 10% less time to become pregnant than women advised to have regular intercourse².