Patient's question:
Will there be any problems if I take birth control pills less than 10 days after my menstrual period? First follow-up question: Also, my period lasted for 11 days last month.How should the safe period be calculated in this case?
Doctor's answer:
Hello: Your condition is not serious. Your situation should be a symptom of menstrual irregularity caused by taking birth control pills!The calculation of the ovulation period is not absolute; it varies from person to person. Under normal circumstances, there is an increase in body temperature. Nowadays, many people plan to have children on a specific schedule, so they are very concerned about how to calculate the ovulation period and how to use the basal body temperature method to determine which day is the ovulation day? How should the basal body temperature method be done correctly?
If a woman has a regular menstrual cycle, the day of ovulation is actually relatively fixed, usually around 14 days before the next menstrual period. For example, if this month's period is on March 5th, the next period might be on April 5th, and the ovulation day could be around March 20th. For women with irregular menstrual cycles, it may be more difficult to pinpoint the ovulation date. The simplest method is usually to measure the basal body temperature to find the ovulation date.
The correct method for measuring basal body temperature is to take the temperature every morning after waking up without any physical activity, starting in bed, and using an oral thermometer.
After taking the temperature, record the daily readings on a basal body temperature chart. Once the temperature rises by 0.5 degrees compared to the previous day and remains elevated for three to five days, that day may be the ovulation day. If you want to conceive during the ovulation period, the best time to have intercourse is one to two days after the temperature rises, as this has the highest conception rate.