State law differs regarding DBA publication. Generally speaking, when publication is required, the DBA statement must be published once a week, in a specific newspaper that posts legal notices, for four consecutive weeks. Publication is included in the LegalZoom filing process.
If you are not having a period or you are having an irregular cycle, you can still get pregnant because ovulation occurs before your period, and ovulation can restart at any time. Young women can even become pregnant before their first period. There are no concrete physical signs of ovulation, so you could be ovulating and not know it.
Many women wonder how to avoid pregnancy, given their menstrual cycles and fertile times. It is important to begin by knowing how your cycles work. The menstrual cycle is the time from the first day of your period to the first day of your next period; for most women, that is about 28 days. About 12-14 days before your period begins, you are most fertile. This is when you ovulate, or release an egg. This is when you are most likely to become pregnant. So when is the safe time to have sex?