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    Slideshow: Fertility & Ovulation: Facts to Help You Get Pregnant

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    Understanding Your Monthly Cycle

    Knowing your menstrual cycle improves your chances of getting pregnant. The first phase starts with the first day of your period or blood flow. Your body releases hormones that makes the eggs inside your ovaries grow. Between day 2 and 14, those hormones also help thicken the lining of your uterus to get ready for a fertilized egg. This is called the follicular stage.

    Reviewed by Traci C. Johnson, MD on June 13, 2016