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.
You ovulate 10-16 days BEFORE the start of your period. For example, if your cycle is 30 days long you will ovulate between cycle day 16 and day 20. SOME women get egg white cervical mucus (throughout the day - this is very different from arousal fluid and not to be confused with semen). Typically fertile cervical mucus will be present for 2-5 days around ovulation.