Women's Health Calculators
From conception to delivery and beyond — calculators for reproductive health, pregnancy tracking, fertility awareness, and obstetric assessment. Built on ACOG and WHO clinical standards. Completely private — no data ever leaves your browser.
Pregnancy Trimester Guide
Key milestones by trimester. Our Due Date Calculator shows your personalised timeline with exact dates.
- Week 4: Positive pregnancy test
- Week 6: Heartbeat detectable
- Week 8: All major organs forming
- Week 10: Embryo becomes fetus
- Week 12: NT scan / first trimester screen
- Week 16: Anatomy scan scheduled
- Week 18–20: Anomaly scan (20-week scan)
- Week 20: Quickening (first movements)
- Week 24: Viability threshold
- Week 27: Glucose tolerance test
- Week 28: Third trimester begins
- Week 32: Growth scan
- Week 36: GBS swab, weekly checks
- Week 37: Term (early term)
- Week 40: Expected due date
Recommended Gestational Weight Gain (IOM 2009)
Based on pre-pregnancy BMI. Use our Gestational Weight Gain calculator to track progress week by week.
0.5 kg/week in 2nd & 3rd trimester
0.4 kg/week in 2nd & 3rd trimester
0.28 kg/week in 2nd & 3rd trimester
0.22 kg/week in 2nd & 3rd trimester
About Women's Health Calculators
Women's health encompasses a unique spectrum of clinical needs — from menstrual cycle awareness and fertility planning through pregnancy monitoring, obstetric assessment, and postpartum care. Our tools are designed to serve both patients seeking health information and clinicians needing quick reference calculations in obstetric, gynaecological, and midwifery practice.
Pregnancy Dating — Naegele's Rule and Ultrasound
The standard method for calculating estimated due date (EDD) is Naegele's Rule: add 280 days (40 weeks) to the first day of the last menstrual period (LMP). This assumes a regular 28-day cycle with ovulation on day 14. For cycles longer or shorter than 28 days, the EDD is adjusted: for a 35-day cycle, add 7 days; for a 21-day cycle, subtract 7 days.
ACOG recommends that when ultrasound dating differs from LMP dating by more than the gestational-age-specific threshold (±7 days before 9 weeks, ±7 days from 9–14 weeks, ±10 days from 14–16 weeks), the ultrasound date should take precedence. Our Due Date Calculator supports both LMP and ultrasound CRL-based dating with the appropriate correction factor.
Ovulation and the Fertile Window
Conception can only occur during the fertile window — approximately 6 days ending on the day of ovulation. Ovulation is not fixed at day 14 of the cycle; it occurs approximately 14 days before the next period. For a 28-day cycle this means day 14; for a 35-day cycle, day 21; for a 21-day cycle, day 7.
Sperm can survive in the female reproductive tract for up to 5 days, which is why the fertile window begins 5 days before ovulation. The egg itself is only viable for 12–24 hours after release. Our Ovulation Calculator determines the full fertile window based on your individual cycle length and displays conception probability by day as a visual chart — a feature not available on any comparable free tool.
Gestational Weight Gain — Why It Matters
Both excessive and insufficient weight gain during pregnancy carry clinical risks. Inadequate gain is associated with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), preterm birth, and low birthweight. Excessive gain is associated with gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, large-for-gestational-age (LGA) babies, caesarean delivery, and difficulty losing weight postpartum. The IOM (now National Academies) 2009 guidelines provide BMI-stratified targets that remain the standard of care in the US and most international guidelines.
Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate is the due date calculated from LMP?
How do I calculate my fertile window?
What is a normal menstrual cycle length?
What does an APGAR score of 7 at 1 minute mean?
Is it safe to use online calculators for pregnancy planning?
Related Tools on MediCalc Pro
For neonatal assessment alongside APGAR, see the APGAR Score in Pediatrics. For pediatric growth assessment after birth, see Growth Chart Percentile. For BMI calculation before pregnancy, see the BMI Calculator. For vaccine schedule planning for mother and child, see Vaccine Schedule.
References & Guidelines
- ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 700. "Methods for Estimating the Due Date." Obstet Gynecol. 2017;129(5):e150-e154.
- Wilcox AJ, et al. "Timing of sexual intercourse in relation to ovulation." NEJM. 1995;333(23):1517-1521.
- Institute of Medicine. Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Reexamining the Guidelines. National Academies Press, 2009.
- Apgar V. "A proposal for a new method of evaluation of the newborn infant." Curr Res Anesth Analg. 1953;32(4):260-267.
- World Health Organization. WHO Recommendations on Antenatal Care for a Positive Pregnancy Experience. WHO Press, 2016.