There is a 15 per cent to 25 per cent chance that a woman will become pregnant during any given month for the majority of couples who are actively trying to start a family.
The Odds of Getting Pregnant
It’s a common question: What are the odds that I’ll get pregnant this month? For most couples trying to conceive, the odds that a woman will become pregnant are 15% to 25% in any particular month.
But there are some things that can affect your chance of getting pregnant:
- Age. After you reach age 30, your chances of conceiving in any given month fall, and they decrease as you age, dropping steeply in your 40s.
- Irregular menstrual cycles. Having an irregular cycle makes it tricky to calculate when you’re ovulating, thus making it difficult to know the ideal time to have sex.
- Frequency of sex. The less often you have sex, the less likely you are to get pregnant.
- Amount of time you’ve been trying to conceive. If you haven’t gotten pregnant after one year of trying to conceive, your chances of becoming pregnant may be lower. Talk to your doctor about tests for female and male infertility.
- Illnesses or medical conditions can affect pregnancy.
Understanding Menstrual Cycles
Knowing more about menstrual cycles may help.
A woman’s cycle begins on the first day that they notice bright red blood — not just spotting — and it ends on the day before the next cycle begins. A cycle can take 21 to 35 days — or more.
If their cycle varies in length by a few days from one month to the next, that’s considered irregular — and common. Many women don’t have regular cycles. It doesn’t necessarily mean anything is wrong.
Having Sex, Getting Pregnant
Here’s another common question from couples trying to conceive: How often should we have sex? In short, the answer is often.
A lot of couples trying to conceive spend a lot of energy timing sex, with mathematical precision, to calculate when a woman is prime for ovulation. Theoretically, the approach makes sense. Recent studies have shown the window of opportunity for a sperm to fertilize an egg is pretty small: Essentially, it’s only 3-5 days leading up to ovulation and the day of ovulation itself. Your best chances are 1-2 days prior to ovulation. Doctors recommend intercourse every other day starting the week before ovulation or beginning after the end of your period.
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But while timing your lovemaking exclusively to those few days makes logical sense, it also has some drawbacks — primarily because your body doesn’t always behave with clockwork regularity. Even if your cycle is regular, ovulation can occur at any time during the cycle. If you’re having sex on the day you think you’re ovulating, and you’re off by a few days, you may be out of luck.
So the expert advice is to hedge your bets: Have sex at least two to three times every week. As long as the man has a normal sperm count, having sex every other day (or every day) further increases your chances of getting pregnant.
Going Off the Pill to Get Pregnant
How long does it take for the effects of birth control medication to subside? It’s actually possible to become pregnant immediately after going off the pill — as soon as the pill’s hormones are out of your system — although it may take a few months before ovulation begins normally again.
Is it safe to conceive right after you go off the pill? Yes. Women who conceive immediately after going off the pill are as likely to have a healthy baby as women who waited a few months in between.
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Your potential for becoming pregnant is influenced by a wide variety of factors, such as your age (and his), the quality of your eggs, the quantity and quality of his sperm, whether or not you ovulate, the timing of your sexual activity, the state of your fallopian tubes, your level of stress, and other aspects of your life. Simply respond to the following questions to find out now!
Fertility basics: The chances are 25% each month
With every menstrual cycle, your chances of becoming pregnant are about 25% if you’re having unprotected sex, ovulate regularly, and if your partner has enough sperm. Any problems with your fallopian tubes, your ovulation, or his sperm and your chances of getting pregnant decrease significantly. If you don’t ovulate, or your fallopian tubes are closed or non-functional, or his sperm is not sufficient, your chances could even be zero.
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14 may not be your magic number. You may have heard that ovulation and the best chances for pregnancy occur on day 14, counting from the first day of your period. However, your own menstrual cycle length may vary over the course of your life, so don’t get stuck on the number 14. Plus, your fertile days end on the day of ovulation, and the very best days for having sex are the 4-5 days before and the day of ovulation. You need to find out your “fertile window” which identifies your most fertile days. This fertile window is different for each woman based on her cycle length. And it’s even more variable because that is a range of 4-5 days in each cycle when ovulation is likely to happen.
What affects your chances of getting pregnant?
Your chances of getting pregnant depend on many factors including your and his age, his sperm count and quality of his sperm, whether your eggs have a good or bad quality, if and when you ovulate and when you have sex in relation to ovulation, whether your fallopian tubes are functioning properly, and many other factors. Our test will evaluate your chances of getting pregnant based on your answers to a few questions.
How long does it take to get pregnant?
Approximately 50% of couples will conceive during the first 5-6 months, and 85% in their first year. About 15% take longer than one year to get pregnant, and about 50% will get pregnant in the second year. The probability of getting pregnant decreases with age.
Here are your odds of conceiving:
- 1 in 5 each month
- 1 in 10 each month if you are over 35
- 1 in 2 after 4-5 months
- 4 in 5 after one year
- 1 in 5-10 in the second year
- 1 in 2.5 if you make love once a day during the fertile time
- 1 in 3 if you make love every other day during the fertile time
- 1 in 10 if you make love only once, 4-5 days before ovulation
- 1 in 30 if you make love only once a month
- 1 in 7 if you make love 5 times a month
- 1 in 3-4 if you make love 10 times a month
- Zero if you only make love after ovulation
Why is getting pregnant so complicated?
Getting pregnant requires many systems to be working well and in sync, including your hormones, ovaries, uterus, fallopian tubes, and his sperm. The actual chances of getting pregnant depend on many variables including a woman’s age (the older she is, the lower the chances), when and whether she ovulates (no ovulation, equals zero chances of getting pregnant), if and when the couple have sex, and sperm level and quality.