Can you ovulate a week before your period is due?

Question

TTC month #2. I had an LH Surge last 9 days ago had s*x the next 2 days in a row. My period is due today, I have been experiencing very mild cramping sporadically the last few days but no period. Could my count be off? Is it possible to ovulate that late in your cycle? If so, could I test and receive an accurate result?

Answer 1

It's very possible. Most ovulate on day 10-14, but a lot of women don't. Some even get pregnant on their period because they've ovulated that late.

Answer 2

I agree that you should hold off testing until you're 15 days past the LH surge without AF. For most women, the luteal phase is at least 12 days long; anything under 10 days could mean that pregnancy won't be viable (implantation normally happens between 8 and 10dpo and so if your period comes along before that time, implantation simply won't ever happen!) But this is easily fixed (with progesterone) so if you have genuinely short luteal phase for  cycles, be sure to take your charts to your doctor and have a progesterone test done on CD21.

Having said all of that depressing stuff, I suspect you've probably got a perfectly normal luteal phase and you'll find that AF simply arrives later than you'd imagined, around 14dpo! Good luck :)

Answer 3

Yes it is possible...just meaning you have a shorter luteal phase (anything less than 10 is not good as implantation might not occur).

But you never know ... you can test 14+ days after ovulation for pregnancy. I would just wait and see if the period does arrive or else take a test 14+ days since you think you ovulated.

Good luck