Where am I in my Menstrual Cycle?

Where am I in my menstrual cycle?

So you’ve learned that there are 4 phases of your cycle! Now what? How do you know which phase you’re in? Click HERE for the quiz!

Menstrual

(Inner Winter) Approximate Cycle days 1-7

The menstrual phase is the start of your cycle. Cycle day 1 is the first day of your bleed. This phase ends when your bleeding ends. Anywhere beentween Cycle days 3 to 7.

Q. Does spotting before your period count?

A. No. We consider the first day of the cycle the first day of bleeding.

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Follicular

(Inner Spring) Approximate Cycle days 8-12

The follicular phase starts when your bleeding is finished and lasts up until a couple days before ovulation.

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Ovulation

(Inner Summer) Approximate Cycle days 13-15

Ovulation happens in the middle of your cycle. Ovulation occurs around day 14 in a 28 day cycle. We like to count a couple days before and a couple days after as our ovulation phase.

Approximate ovulation day by cycle length

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Luteal

(Inner Fall) Approximate Cycle days 16-28

The luteal phase is our longest phase. This lasts from a couple days after we ovulate to the day of our next cycle (our next bleed!)

Learn more about the Luteal Phase

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