It’s true… and it’s all because of the moon.

Most women watch their menstrual cycles and are taught that their best time to get pregnant is during mid-cycle or biological ovulation.

What they may not know is that the the moon can trigger ovulation and fertility at any time during the menstrual cycle even before, after or even during your menstrual period. It all depends on what phase the moon was in when you were born.

The moon has been linked to female fertility for thousands of years. In fact, the the ebb and flow of the moon is responsible for spawning, mating, and calving behavior of many creatures on our earth. So really, why should we humans be any different?

Intuitively, women have always understood that the moon, their menstrual cycles, and fertility are intimately connected. In folklore and ancient traditions, the connections between the three are taken as given.

Consider the following:

  • The menstrual cycle of a healthy fertile woman runs its course in about twenty-nine days, one lunar cycle.
  • A standard healthy pregnancy lasts 42 weeks or 10 lunar months.
  • The relationship between the cycles of the moon and menstruation is so basic that our words ‘menstruation’, ‘moon’ and ‘month’ all come from the Greek word for ‘measurement of time’.

Recent scientific research has revealed how the moon plays its role in female fertility. They have discovered that the production of the hormone melatonin is controlled by the amount of moonlight reaching the eye.

The body clock, which is also responsible for our sleep/wake cycle, responds to the levels of moonlight reaching the eye to produce varying amounts of melatonin. These melatonin changes signal the ovaries, through other hormones, to develop the egg at the beginning of the menstrual cycle and to release them in the middle of the cycle, so that ovulation occurs.

When we all lived in huts or caves without artificial light, women generally bled on a new moon and ovulated and gave birth on a full moon. That’s how it went.

But as humanity has embraced artificial light, the female fertility clock has been thrown off. Women now ovulate and give birth at any time during the lunar month. This means that women now have two fertility cycles to work through.

The truth is that the FULL Moon still exerts a powerful influence on women even if they were not born under that phase.

Many women find that they do, in fact, ovulate on a full moon. But if they were not born under the full moon phase, then they will have a SECONDARY LUNAR fertility pattern that can and does. trigger spontaneous ovulation.

Remember that the triggering effect of the moon is increased by two factors: stress and sexual intercourse. That is, if you are having sex during your lunar fertile time, the chances of ovulation being triggered and conception occurring are increased.

This can come as quite a surprise to many people and can be very concerning for women who are not looking to get pregnant.

Being aware of lunar fertility and synchronizing your life cycle with your lunar cycle can be beneficial for many women..

For example:

  • If you are trying to avoid pregnancy, it is essential to know when your natal lunar fertile period occurs so that you are prepared with adequate contraception.
  • if you are trying to get pregnant, timing your cycle maximizes your chances of getting pregnant in your fertile time, and
  • If your menstrual cycle is irregular, using the moon can be a simple, non-invasive technique to help you get back to being regular.

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