There are so many myths when it comes to sexual health, and some women find it hard to know what steps to take to protect their wellness and wellbeing when there is so much misinformation out there.
Even although over half the world go through menstruation, it is still a hugely misunderstood area of human physiology. As a result of this, fertility myths abound, and it can be hard to sort fact from fiction.
For example, some people believe that women are fertile all of the time, when in truth most women are only fertile for a few days in each cycle. This is the time when the egg released from the ovaries. Sperm can live in the female reproductive tract for a few days, though, so it’s actually possible to fall pregnant during a few days of each month.
Unfortunately, people often feel that infertility is bound to be a woman’s fault, but this is simply not true either. In actual fact, 40 percent of infertility is down to females and 40 percent is down to males, with the remaining 20 percent being a combination of both male and female infertility, so things are actually pretty equal.
Women can also ovulate more than once in a cycle, although this is very rare. The second egg would normally be released around 24 hours after the first, and in this case twins can be conceived. This type of conception would result in fraternal (non identical) twins. If an egg splits after it has been fertilised, this can lead to identical twins.
People also think that ovulation can only occur on day 14 of the cycle, but this is just an average. Some women ovulate very early in their cycle and others ovulate much later.