I had a colonoscopy at 50 and they found a very tiny tubular adenoma and because of that I have to go every five years for my colonoscopy. Had I pushed it off who knows what wouldâve happened. I was so afraid of the prep.
The good news is that, even for women with an irregular cycle, you can generally figure out when during the month you are going to ovulate. There is not a way to know for certain how long after your period you will ovulate, however. Ovulation does not occur in relation to the previous period, but rather to the next period. You will ovulate 14 days prior to the start of your next menstrual cycle. This means, then, that if you have a 28-day cycle, you will ovulate roughly 14 days after your period, and 14 days prior to the start of your next period.
Women who have regular periods can easily calculate when ovulation occurs. Ovulation almost always happens 14 days before you expect your period. For a woman who has 28 day cycles, that would be in the exact middle of the cycle, 14 days after the last period and 14 days before the next one. Women who have 30 day cycles can expect to ovulate 16 days after the last period, which is 14 days before the next one. Therefore, it is not possible to get pregnant on the day before you get your period, the last day of your cycle. There is an important exception to this, however. Women who have irregular cycles cannot predict when will get their next period.