When would ovulation occur if a woman has a long period?

Question

If a woman has a period which lasts 8-9 days, when would ovulation occur? Periods are 25 or so days apart.

I know that a woman generally ovulates 7 - 12 days after the start of her period, but if her period is so long - when would she ovulate?

Thanks!

Answer 1

I agree that the luteal phase is always more or less 14 days long, so you should be able t count back from your next period due date and work it out from there. The length of bleeding doesn't have much to do with your actual ovulatory cycle, but if you have short cycles, be sure to ask your doctor to check that your endometrium is thick enough by the time of ovulation (in your case, around CD11). He will be able to do this with an internal ultrasound right around CD11, and because it's a diagnostic procedure, this should be covered by insurance.

Answer 2

It just depends how long the luteal phase is. If it is 10 days long, she would ovulate on day 15. If the LP is 12 days long she would ovulate on day 13. The length of the period doesn't matter. The LP will (should) remain constant each cycle. So if you have a longer cycle, say 32 days and your LP is still 12 days you ovulated on day 20. Lots of things can affect ovulation. The only way to know for sure is to keep track of this with charting your basal body temperature and when your temp shifts higher, you ovulated the day before.

Answer 3

the ovulation occurs towards the first few days

Answer 4

Ovulation always occurs 14 days prior to your period....your period starts when the egg does not become fertilized and implant.  That is it's purpose.  The length of your period is unimportant when tracking ovulation.  It's only coincidence that it's about 10-20 days after a period starts that she'd ovulate....only if her cycle is 24-34 days long...does that make sense?  You're 'always' going to ovulate 14 days prior to the date your period starts.