What is the best time to make love to increase the chances of getting pregnant?
To increase your chances of getting pregnant, you need to make love during your fertile period, near the time of ovulation. Some couples start with the calendar: If your periods are very regular, you can pinpoint a likely time of ovulation by counting backward from the date you expect your next period. You need to know the length of your cycle, which can be anywhere from 24 to 36 days long. You will ovulate from 12 to 16 days before your period begins. You should time having sexual intercourse during the period spanning 72 hours before ovulation to about 24 hours afterward. The reason for this is that sperm can live for 72 hours, but an egg survives no more than 24 hours after ovulation. Unless, fertilization occurs.
