Your Cycle, Charting & Hormone Hub

TL;DR: Fertility charting does not pinpoint the exact day of ovulation. Instead, it identifies a fertile window and confirms when ovulation has occurred, which is far more useful for both trying to conceive and avoiding pregnancy. A common misconception about fertility charting is that it should tell you the exact day ovulation occurred. In reality, charting is not designed to pinpoint a single ovulation day. Instead, it helps identify a fertile window and confirm that ovulat

When I first came off hormonal birth control in 2017, I knew I didn’t want to use hormones again — but I also wasn’t ready to get pregnant. Like so many women, I downloaded the Natural Cycles app, thinking I’d finally found a hormone-free, science-backed option. Spoiler: it didn’t end well. Just a few months later, I found myself staring at two pink lines. And while I wouldn’t change that outcome (my babies are my world 💕), it was a wake-up call that taught me just how misle