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Can I get pregnant if I ovulate late?

I am a 27 year old female. I wonder if I can get pregnant if I ovulate late?

3 Answers

It doesn't matter if you have a prolonged interval between your menstrual cycles and ovulate later than the average interval of 14 days, you could still become pregnant if you have intercourse within a few days of ovulation.
The answer to this question is absolutely yes. Both natural cycle data and the experience gained by artificial cycles for frozen embryo transfer in our and other centers have proven that the duration of the cycle prior to ovulation is by itself not important. HOWEVER, you probably want to be sure that what you perceive as ovulating late is indeed that and not some form of ovulatory dysfunction.

Vasilios T. Goudas, MD FACOG
The answer is yes and particularly if your periods are 21 to 35 days apart. Regular periods are best.