Patient's question:
Patient Age: 29Detailed Medical Condition and Purpose of Consultation: Hello, I have been married for four years and have been pregnant twice before. After that, I underwent medication-induced abortion. This year, I want to have a baby, but I haven’t been able to conceive. The doctor checked and said that after my appendectomy, my uterus and intestines became adhered, and the uterus is tilted to the right. Then, an ultrasound was performed, and it was exactly on the 14th day of my menstrual cycle when a follicle of 1315mm was found. On the third day in the morning, I used an OPK test strip, but it showed no ovulation. I’m worried—did the follicle break or shrink? Or is it that after the sperm and egg combine, it can’t be detected anymore? Please help, I’m so frustrated.
Doctor's answer:
The survival time of an egg is 1-2 days, and its peak fertility window is within 24 hours after ovulation. Sperm can survive in the female reproductive tract for 2-3 days. Therefore, having sexual intercourse during the ovulation period is the easiest way to conceive, and the chances of conception decrease the further away from the ovulation period. The 10-day period approximately 5 days before and 4 days after ovulation is considered the fertile window, while other times are relatively safe periods. During the ovulation period, having intercourse once a day is sufficient.