A Miscalculation of Ovulation Days Led to a 3-Year Delay in Getting Pregnant
Today, we’re sharing a real-life story—one that might resemble your own, or that of a friend, sister, or relative.
It’s the story of a young woman who got married about three years ago. From the very first six months of marriage, she started dreaming of motherhood and actively trying to conceive.
Month after month, she tried all the natural methods, researched, read, asked questions, and watched videos and lessons about ovulation and the fertile window.
The Beginning: Excitement and Effort
Dr. Riham El Shal, Specialist in Obstetrics, Gynecology, IVF, and Fertility, recounts:
She started just like many women do—she heard that pregnancy is most likely to happen during specific days of the month, commonly known as the “ovulation days.”
She read that ovulation usually occurs between Day 12 and Day 16 of the menstrual cycle. This is the widely accepted average, especially for women who have regular 28-day cycles.
So she focused especially on those days, carefully planning intimacy during that window to increase her chances of getting pregnant.
But month after month, nothing changed—no pregnancy.
After the first year passed, and into the second, she began to feel anxious and decided to do some medical tests.
She consulted several doctors and went through almost every possible analysis and test. Her husband’s tests were also done—and everything came back normal.
Still, no pregnancy. The problem remained unclear.
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The Mistake That Lasted 3 Years
Despite everything she had done, she remained convinced that ovulation only happens during the “known” days of the cycle—between Day 12 and Day 16.
So every month, she focused only on those days.
But when she came to our clinic, and we started tracking her ovulation closely using ultrasound, the surprise came!
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The Surprise: Her Ovulation Was Happening Very Early!
Through regular ultrasound monitoring, we discovered that her ovulation was actually occurring around Day 9 of her cycle!
That means she was focusing on the wrong days—3 to 4 days after her actual ovulation had already occurred.
She thought having regular intimacy around the middle of her cycle was enough—but in reality, she was missing the fertile window every month without realizing it.
Just imagine—3 years of stress, exhaustion, expenses, and countless tests, all because of a simple miscalculation of ovulation timing.
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The Important Lesson: Ovulation Isn’t the Same for Everyone
🎥 Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/yJTJCIoCqzU?si=wXPxpJNkqbEO5e1D
Here’s what every woman needs to know:
• Ovulation days vary from one woman to another.
• It’s not necessarily going to happen on Day 14, 13, or 16.
• Every body is unique, and each menstrual cycle has its own rhythm.
Even a doctor cannot determine your ovulation day accurately without ultrasound monitoring, which allows us to examine the ovaries and uterus, measure the size of the egg, and determine the exact timing.
Sometimes, even with monitoring, we tell the patient: “Ovulation may occur between this day and that day.” We don’t always pinpoint a single exact day—unless we’re doing daily ultrasounds, which isn’t always practical or necessary in every case.
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Summary of the Story:
• Accurate determination of ovulation days should be done through medical monitoring with ultrasound.
• Relying on the traditional calculation method (Day 14) can be misleading for many women.
• Every woman needs to understand her own body and its unique patterns through close observation.
• Ovulation tracking isn’t just for doctors—it’s a vital tool for any woman hoping to conceive and connect with her body effectively.
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Share Your Experience—Help Someone Else
If you’re reading this article and have gone through a similar experience, we’d love to hear your story in the comments.
Your words might be the reason someone else learns something new—and saves years of effort by avoiding the same mistake.
This lesson was written in response to your questions sent through our comments and Facebook messages.
We’ll continue selecting your most important questions and answering them with detailed, simple lessons.
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