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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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What are the chances of pregnancy?

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claire3186 · 27/02/2022 21:28

My ovulation test says that I'm ovulating today. Firstly, how accurate are ovulation tests abs secondly, my partner and I dtd yesterday is there a good chance of pregnancy? Thanks

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ExactlyThis · 27/02/2022 21:39

They detect the LH hormone which peaks at ovulation, so very accurate.

Sperm can survive up to around 6 days, so yes there is a chance.

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claire3186 · 27/02/2022 21:54

Thank you. We've been trying for a while and never got a real positive ovulation test so hoping timing of dtd is good and might just happen.

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ShowOfHands · 27/02/2022 21:59

If you are normally fertile and fit and healthy, trying with a healthy and fertile partner and have sex at the right time, chances of conception are around 20-25% max. So not overwhelmingly likely but a pretty good chance.

sabusays · 27/02/2022 22:03

25% is so much lower than I thought it would be. Suppose the good things in life are not easy…

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claire3186 · 27/02/2022 22:08

@ShowOfHands

If you are normally fertile and fit and healthy, trying with a healthy and fertile partner and have sex at the right time, chances of conception are around 20-25% max. So not overwhelmingly likely but a pretty good chance.
Why not a good chance? Is that just because it's so hard to actually get pregnant?
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claire3186 · 27/02/2022 22:09

@sabusays

25% is so much lower than I thought it would be. Suppose the good things in life are not easy…
I thought it was 32% which isn't much better.
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ExactlyThis · 27/02/2022 22:13

Are you only going to have sec once? I mean that’s all it takes, but if you know you’re ovulating, why not more?

pliss · 27/02/2022 22:14

The OPK peak happens 24-36 hours before ovulation, not at ovulation.

The egg lives 12-24 hours.

Sperm can live for up to five days, but on average it will live for 36-48 hours.

pliss · 27/02/2022 22:15

Posted too soon - therefore around ovulation and leading up to it, you need to be DTD every 1-2 days for the best chance.

TheDaydreamBelievers · 27/02/2022 22:18

20-25% with good sex timing each month (assuming both are healthy) means you're very likely to get pregnant within 6months.

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claire3186 · 27/02/2022 22:20

@ExactlyThis

Are you only going to have sec once? I mean that’s all it takes, but if you know you’re ovulating, why not more?
Partner had to work today and this eve unfortunately.
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claire3186 · 27/02/2022 22:22

@pliss

The OPK peak happens 24-36 hours before ovulation, not at ovulation.

The egg lives 12-24 hours.

Sperm can live for up to five days, but on average it will live for 36-48 hours.

Sorry for being somewhat useless about things but I thought you could only get pregnant 5 days before ovulation?
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TheDaydreamBelievers · 27/02/2022 22:52

You can get pregnant if you have sex from 5 days before ovulation to the day of ovulation. The official best chances are the day before and 2 days before. The OPK peak shows you will ovulate soon (assuming you have a normal cycle with only on peak). So the OPK is a rough predictor of ovulation in the next 12-48 hrs

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claire3186 · 27/02/2022 23:25

@TheDaydreamBelievers

You can get pregnant if you have sex from 5 days before ovulation to the day of ovulation. The official best chances are the day before and 2 days before. The OPK peak shows you will ovulate soon (assuming you have a normal cycle with only on peak). So the OPK is a rough predictor of ovulation in the next 12-48 hrs
Thank you. So are you saying that ovulation isn't today (even though positive test) but in a few days? Sorry for all the questions I think I'm overthinking things a little.
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TheDaydreamBelievers · 27/02/2022 23:26

Yeap @claire3186 - ovulation tests measure a hormone called LH. The peak in LH is part of the trigger for ovulation, so ovulation then happens just after a peak

TheDaydreamBelievers · 27/02/2022 23:28

If this is early in you trying, you are definitely overthinking it. Most people will get pregnant just having unprotected sex within the 6 months mark.

claireday03 · 27/02/2022 23:42

Thank you. It's relatively early in trying but I overthink most things. As dp works shifts not sure if dtd is possible in the next couple of days so was just hoping dtd yesterday might be enough?! X

ShowOfHands · 28/02/2022 07:10

I think you misread me as I said there IS a pretty good chance of getting pregnant. As I said, the chances are between 20 and 25% if you are both fertile and have sex at the right time. Those are pretty good odds meaning that most people will naturally get pregnant within 6 to 12 months.

The LH surge shown by opks indicate that ov is possibly about to happen. It's not a precise way of pinpointing ov as LH surges don't always mean ovulation but if you're fertile, sex every couple of days or every 3 days at least should be enough. You are fertile for a short time after ovulation but probably no longer than 12hrs or 24hrs at the very most.

claireday03 · 28/02/2022 09:51

Hi ShowOfHands thank you so much for your messages I really appreciate it. Just to clarify (as I'm seemingly a bit slow on all of this Wink) positive ovulation test yesterday, dtd Saturday - there is a chance of pregnancy as it's 3 days before the release of an egg. Partner is working night shifts today and tomorrow so won't be able to dtd then! Thanks once again for your help!

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