On the other, it takes a remarkably long time to train as a physician. Some specialists can take 16 years or longer to complete their training, and even family practitioners -- who treat a wide variety of conditions for patients of all ages -- typically require a total of 11 years of schooling.
The fact of the matter is that, while you will only ovulate for about 24 hours, the period of time that you are actually fertile is more like 5 or 6 days. After sexual intercourse, once the sperm are in a womanâs body, they can survive for as many as five days afterwards.
The date that you ovulate is a mystery. On average, a woman with a 28 day cycle ovulates at approximately 14 days. The first day of your period is the first day of your cycle. Since most women have completely different menstrual cycles of varying lengths, it is almost impossible to tell when you ovulate.