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START OF CYCLE
GO
A beginner’s
instruction
manual
DAYS
1-7: PERIOD
A cycle is typically
around 28 days but
everyone is different
so adjust for how
long yours is.
DAYS
8 -11^
The womb lining
starts to thicken,
waiting for a fertilised
egg to implant
there.
DAYS
11-15
Get ready for
ovulation time. You’re
at your most fertile,
so all weapons
fire now!
D AY
14
OVULATION
Women feel most
frisky around the 13th
and 14th days of
their cycle.
DAYS
18-25
If the egg isn’t
fertilised, hormone
levels will start
to drop.
DAYS
26-28
Lining of your
uterus detaches,
and next period
begins.
YOUR CERVICAL
MUCUS CHANGES
T E X T U R E. Y O U
A R E M O S T
FERTILE WHEN
THE MUCUS IS
CLEAR, SLIPPERY
AND STRETCHY.
ONCE YOU
DITCH BIRTH
CONTROL, YOU
HAVE A 20 PER
CENT CHANCE
OF GETTING
P R E G N A N T
EACH CYCLE.
A F T E R
OV U L AT ION, YOU R
TEMPE RATU RE
CAN RISE 0.4 TO
1°C. T RACK IT
OVE R A FEW
MONTHS AND AIM
TO HAVE SEX TWO
DAYS BEFO R E
A TEMP RISE.
ONE IN FIVE
WOM EN FEEL
O V U L A T I O N.
It ranges from
an ache to a
twinge of pain
and lasts a few
minutes to hours.
GAME
CHEAT:
JUST
HAVE
SEX
EVERY
2-3 DAYS.
THE SPERM
Specs: Survive 2-3 days after fi red.
Your aim: Shoot out ready for the egg.
THE EGG
Specs: You can release once per cycle.
You survive for 24 hours only.
Your aim: Let the sperm come at you.
OBJECT OF THE GAME:
Get the sperm lined up to meet the egg.
M I S S I O N
T O B E
COMPLETED:
In the suspected
ovulating
timeframe.
16
Players: 2 IF YOU ARE...
The equation you
need to calculate this:
The day your next
period is due
Have sex on
these days
12-16 days
Just like with any other game, it’s all about playing the odds.
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