If you are trying to get pregnant, you can increase your chances of conceiving quickly by learning the best time of the month to have sex. This is when you are ovulating, and your body has en egg in position, ready to be fertilized. If you want to have a baby as quickly as possible, it is a good idea to learn how to tell when you're ovulating.

Ovulation occurs roughly once a month for most women, when an egg is released from one of the ovaries. The egg makes its way down the fallopian tubes, and eventually settles into the uterus, or womb. There, the uterus protects the egg, if it has been fertilized, and houses it in a blood and nutrient-rich lining until it is time for the woman to give birth. If the egg arrives unfertilized, the uterus squeezes to eject it from the body, along with the lining. This is experienced as a period. It is during the ovulation period that the egg is in position to become fertilized by sperm, and therefore the only time of month when a woman may become pregnant. http://women.webmd.com/tc/normal-menstrual-cycle-topic-overviewhttp://www.babycenter.com/0_detecting-ovulation_484.bc

The simplest way to know when you are ovulating is to learn your body's unique menstrual pattern. This is simple to accomplish by recording your patterns and doing some basic math. To do this, mark the first day of your period on a calendar. Wait through the rest of your cycle, and then once you get your period again, mark that date, as well. Do this for a few months, until you can get a relatively accurate average for the length of your cycle.

• Your ovulation occurs roughly halfway through the cycle. Therefore, if you get your period every thirty days, you can guess that your ovulation happens fifteen days after the start of your period. http://www.webmd.com/baby/features/fast-track-your-conception

Of course, using a calendar is not the only way to find out if you are releasing an egg. There are also certain changes in the body that occur around the time of ovulation, and if you know what to look out for you can tell when that time of month has arrived. This method is preferable for those with irregular ovulation cycles, as irregularity can make it difficult to track ovulation simply by marking the dates of your period.

The changes in the body that occur during ovulation may express themselves physically in these ways:

1. You may experience clear, thick discharge from the vagina
2. Spurts of pain may be felt in the abdominal area
3. Body temperature may raise slightly, and can be monitored using a basal body temperature thermometer http://www.babycenter.com/0_detecting-ovulation_484.bc?page=1

For some women, it is difficult to remember to keep track of the calendar each month, and many females also can not tell when they are ovulating simply by noting physical changes in the body. Fortunately, there are some tools that can help you figure out your ovulation cycle.

If you want some help figuring out when you are ovulating, you should think about finding an ovulation calculator or an ovulation predictor kit. Calculators may be found on the Internet, and are usually available at no cost. Try BabyCenter.com or Ovulation-Calculator.com. These are helpful, but will give you pretty much the same information you can figure out on your own by tracking your periods and doing simple math, as described in step 1.

• Ovulation predictors, on the other hand, test your urine, and detect the hormones present during ovulation. They can tell you when you are expected to ovulate anywhere from 1-3 days before it happens. These kits are available at most pharmacies, and even some grocery stores.

The content in this page is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please contact your doctor before using the information presented here.