what day in cycle does ovulation occur?
Ovulation takes place, on average, about two weeks before your period, though it can vary from 10-16 days before the onset of menstruation depending on the length of your luteal phase. During an âaverageâ 28 day cycle, ovulation is usually expected to take place between cycle days 13-15.
Ovulation usually occurs between day 11 and day 21. Each woman ovulates on her own schedule. You've probably heard that ovulation occurs on Day 14 of your cycle, but that's not necessarily true. In fact, even women with 28-day menstrual cycles don't always ovulate on Day 14. One study found that fewer than 10 percent of women with 28-day cycles were ovulating on Day 14. Usually, when a woman says she is ovulating, she's referring to the especially fertile period of two to three days that precede ovulation.