Getting pregnant can be the easiest or most frustrating event in your life.The first thing to remember is that most couples will get pregnant (85% get pregnant within 12 months of unprotected intercourse). For the 15% who don't, there are a variety of tests to help decipher the cause and help them conceive.Second, it is helpful to understand the menstrual cycle and when a woman is most fertile. Every woman has her own unique cycle.

The release of an egg (known as ovulation) occurs around fourteen days before the beginning of the next menstrual period.

Ovulation is the period of maximum fertility. In the case of a twenty-eight day cycle, ovulation would occur 14 days after the first day of a menstrual period, regardless of the number of days of menstrual flow.

To give another example, if a woman's cycle was 40 days, she would ovulate roughly 26 days after the first day of her period (because 40-14=26).

* The cervical mucous becomes very thin and clear, resembling a raw egg white.

* Another sign is the onset of a sharp or dull aching in the right or left lower part of your abdomen, which can last from 12-36 hours. This is known as mittelschmerz and occurs when an egg is being released from the ovary.

* Another way to determine the time of ovulation is to do a home ovulation predictor test. This simple urine test, available at many drug stores, can predict ovulation 24-36 hours in advance. In any case, it takes two to tango.

Intercourse should occur on a regular basis around the time of ovulation