When should we have sex to increase our odds of conceiving?

UPDATE: 15 June 2020 9:30 GMT

Ava Support - COVID-19 Update

Dear Ava User,

We know the events happening in our community and around the world are unsettling and we at Ava are sending out our caring wishes to those affected by the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 virus.

We've also been working to keep our employees as safe as possible, including advising those who can to work from home. Knowing that this pandemic is challenging to all of us, we want to continue to provide you with the best support we can. As of now, nothing has changed with our support hours or the way you can contact us. You have access to our FAQs and you can submit a support ticket any time.

We will do our best to continue responding to you in less than 24 hours, but we kindly ask for your patience if we are a bit delayed. We hope that you, your family, and friends stay healthy and well.

Note: Please add support@avawomen.com to your contacts to ensure that you will receive our reply.

Liebe Ava-Benutzer,

Die Ereignisse in unserer Gesellschaft und auf der ganzen Welt sind beunruhigend und wir von Ava senden unsere fürsorglichen Wünsche an diejenigen, die von den Umständen im Zusammenhang mit dem COVID-19-Virus betroffen sind.

Auch wir möchten unsere Mitarbeiter so gut wie möglich schützen und ermöglichen es ihnen von zu Hause aus zu arbeiten. Diese Pandemie ist für uns alle eine Herausforderung und wir wollen Sie weiterhin so gut wie möglich unterstützen. An unseren Supportzeiten und der Art und Weise, wie Sie uns kontaktieren können, hat sich nichts geändert. Sie haben weiterhin Zugang zu unsereren FAQs und können uns jederzeit eine Email schreiben.

Wir werden Ihnen wie gewohnt in weniger als 24 Stunden antworten. Wir bitten Sie jedoch um Geduld, falls sich unsere Antwort an Sie etwas verzögern sollte. Wir wünschen Ihnen und Ihrer Familie und Freunden, dass Sie gesund und wohlauf bleiben.

Hinweis: Bitte fügen Sie support@avawomen.com Ihren Kontakten hinzu, um sicherzustellen, dass Sie unsere Antworten erhalten und der Spamfilter diese Emails nicht herausfiltert.

When should we have sex to increase our odds of conceiving?

Modified on: Mon, 24 Sep, 2018 at 1:02 PM

The maximum probability of conception in a given cycle is achieved by having sex everyday during the entire fertile window. Alternatively, you may choose to have sex every other day following menses until ovulation, for a comparable probability of conception (albeit slightly lower).

Sometimes you might find that your predicted ovulation date moves earlier/later than originally predicted or that your fertile window started out as a 6-day window but subsequently shortened or lengthened - this is because Ava is detecting changes in your physiological signals and adjusting the fertile window and ovulation predictions in real-time.

By timing sex daily or every other day, should your fertile window shorten or widen in real-time thus causing your predicted ovulation to arrive sooner or later than previously predicted, this shall help you "catch" the high/peak fertility days.

We often get asked if couples should have sex every day – if your partner doesn't have reduced sperm count, it's recommended to have sex every day. If they do have reduced sperm count, then it may be better to have sex every second day.

These recommendations are based on the study by Pfeifer et al., 2017.

For additional information, take a look at our Ava World blog article here.

Pfeifer S, Butts S, Fossum G, Gracia C, La Barbera A, Mersereau J, Odem R, Paulson R, Penzias A, Pisarska M, Rebar R. Optimizing natural fertility: a committee opinion. Fertility and Sterility. 2017 Jan 1;107(1):52-8.

Did you find it helpful? Yes No