Safe period is the time during and near a woman’s menstrual period when conception is least likely. Before getting it right, you must note or monitor your period for at least 6 months and note the number of days between starting date and the next period. Then identify the longest and shortest period cycles.

To know the duration of the cycle, it is the first day of the last menstrual bleeding to the first day of the present menstrual bleeding. This duration varies from person to person and is usually between 26 to 31 days. Ovulation approximately occurs in the middle of the cycle, duration of the cycle – (minus) 14 days, this also varies.

A week before and a week after the approximate day of ovulation is considered to be fertile period. The days apart from this is called the safe periods, where the fertilization does not take place.

For Example: If a women’s menstrual cycle varies from 26 days to 31days cycle. The shortest cycle (26 days) minus18 days=8th day. The longest cycle (31days) minus 10 days=21st day. The 8th to the 21st day of each cycle counting from the first day of the menstrual period is considered as the fertile period.

The 8th to the 21st day of each cycle counting from the first day of the menstrual period is considered as the fertile period.

Any period other than this fertile period in a menstrual cycle is considered as SAFE PERIOD. - greennews.