4. Get outside

“Getting out into the sun is a great way to support ovulatory health,” Brothers explains. “Vitamin D – the sunshine vitamin – enhances ovulation by changing the signalling of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), the hormone responsible for selecting the dominant follicle.

“This vitamin (fun fact: it’s actually a hormone) also increases FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) sensitivity, which improves the health of our follicles and helps us make more progesterone.”

5. Track your ovulation (accurately)

Brothers says that many of us aren’t sure of when we ovulate until we try to conceive or start trying to get to grips with irregular periods if we live with things like PCOS or perimenopause. But it’s never too early to get stuck into the details of your cycle.

“A relatively low-cost and simple process called basal body temperature tracking (BBT) can help you better understand when you’re ovulating rather than relying on an app or a progesterone blood test taken seven days after potential ovulation,” she explains.

“In a nutshell, you take your temperature using an oral thermometer just after waking. Before ovulation, your BBT averages between 36.1°C and 36.7°C. If you’re charting your BBT, you’ll ideally notice an increase to between 36.4°C and 37°C just after ovulation, when it will plateau until a few days before menstruation. That’s when it returns to the lower range. This increase in temperature indicates that you’ve ovulated and released progesterone, a very warming hormone.”

Lots of things can affect BBT, including stress (physical and mental), an under or overactive thyroid, alcohol intake, sleep issues and pharmaceutical drugs. Even simple things, like the time you wake up or the climate you’re in, can make a difference.

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