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Tool: Fertility Chart

Posted Friday, December 14, 2007 4:14 PM

Track ovulation, basal body temperature, cervical mucus, and everything else fertility on this handy cycle-length chart. Confused? Check out this sample pdf for an example of how to fill it out. Click image to download the pdf. Get Adobe Reader

>> More on ovulation, conception and basal body temperature

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Fertility Chart

Posted by clementyne    Sunday, December 30, 2007 6:21 PM


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my chart

Posted by sweetvick    Monday, January 21, 2008 7:00 AM


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This may be obvious - but I've been looking and can't figure it out.  On the chart, there's a section for cervix with three kinds of dots, one is solid, the other is medium and the last is the largest and they are labeled F, M, and S.  I have no clue what this is referring to.  Help!

Posted by ezschunke    Wednesday, February 20, 2008 8:23 PM


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It means firm, medium or soft... the closer to ovulation the softer the cervix gets... the dots are how high the cervical position is and the dots are if the cervix is closed, alittle open, or open... hope this helps!!!

Posted by Tmgirlie    Friday, February 22, 2008 5:23 PM


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Are the circles for dialation?

Posted by crystamichellecardoza    Friday, February 22, 2008 6:49 PM


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Thanks so much - that makes sense now!

Posted by ezschunke    Friday, February 22, 2008 7:55 PM


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Check out the book "Taking Charge of your Fertility".  This chart is fully explained in that book.  

Posted by quinault    Tuesday, February 26, 2008 10:18 AM


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What about the "OPK/LH surge"?  What's that mean?

Posted by Btobe    Saturday, March 01, 2008 6:01 PM


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OPK = Ovulation Prediction Kit.  LH is the hormone that the kit measures.  So if you are using an OPK, LH surge means that the detector is telling you that you are ovulating.

Posted by missnadja    Monday, March 03, 2008 7:15 AM


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umm i cant get it to come up for me...please help!!

Posted by mrs_allred    Thursday, March 27, 2008 8:03 PM


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Anybody have advice as to conceiving a girl? I already have a darling son 10 months old..

Posted by bobby2007    Thursday, April 03, 2008 1:56 PM


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To concieve a girl you should chart your fertility and try to have sex during the beginning of your signs of fertility (so when your mucus becomes clear and thin, but before it turns thick, white and pasty). It has been shown that "girl" sperm have more endurance and live longer in the fertile mucus, and can usually live until ovulation while having sex right around the time of peak ovulation will result in a boy because boy sperm are faster. For more information on this and your fertility in general,  I would encourage you to check out the book "Your Fertility Signs" by Merryl Winstein and to research "natural family planning" online. It is a wonderful, drug free way to both plan intercourse to aid in conception, or to avoid pregnancy! Best of luck concieving your baby girl!!

Posted by pksmith    Friday, April 04, 2008 9:12 PM


Q: Cervical mucus?

Q: What exactly is cervical mucus, and how is it related to ovulation? A: As your hormone levels fluctuate,

Posted by Trying to Conceive Q & A    Friday, April 25, 2008 2:13 PM


Q: Checking cervical mucus?

Q: Should I be checking my cervical mucus? What am I looking for and how do I do it? A: First, put down

Posted by Trying to Conceive Q & A    Saturday, April 26, 2008 2:24 AM


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