Do you get pregnant on your fertile days or ovulation?

Trying to get pregnant? See how ovulation and fertility work so you can boost your chances of conception. read more

Some sources say you can get pregnant by having sex up to 7 days before ovulation, but more than 5 days would be very rare - sperm rarely lives that long, and the woman would not be producing enough fertile cervical mucus to support the sperm that far ahead of ovulation. read more

Track Your Most Fertile Days. Generally, the best chance of pregnancy is when sex happens 1-2 days before ovulation. If you have a regular 28-day cycle, count back 14 days from when you expect your next period to start. Plan on having sex every other day around that time -- say, days 12 and 14. read more

Overall, this results in about 6 fertile days (the day of ovulation and the five days before it). Since the exact time of ovulation can’t be determined precisely, you should anticipate a few safe days if you don’t want to become pregnant. read more