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To estimate your next period, take the first day of your last period and add your average cycle length. If your last period started on August 1 and your average cycle is 29 days, the next period is estimated around August 30.
Day one is the first day of menstrual bleeding, not the final day and not light spotting that happens before full flow. The cycle ends the day before the next period begins.
Record the start date of at least three recent periods. Count the days from each start date to the next, add those cycle lengths together, and divide by the number of cycles.
For example, if three cycles lasted 28, 30, and 29 days:
First day of your last period + average cycle length = estimated next start date.
This is a planning estimate, not a guarantee. Travel, stress, illness, sleep changes, weight changes, medication, contraception, pregnancy, and natural variation can shift a cycle.
A tracker stores each cycle and updates the estimate as more personal history becomes available. CycleCare adds your period days to a visual calendar, calculates predictions from your own pattern, provides reminders, and lets you log flow, cramps, mood, and other symptoms.
For a deeper explanation of prediction limits, read how accurate period tracking apps really are.
An average can hide wide variation. Record the shortest and longest recent cycles and treat the predicted date as a window rather than one exact day. Tracking symptoms alongside dates may also reveal useful patterns.
If your cycle changes suddenly, bleeding is unusually heavy, pain is severe, pregnancy is possible, or you are concerned, contact a qualified healthcare professional. CycleCare provides tracking and general information; it is not a diagnostic tool.
Log each period in CycleCare and let the calendar update your next-period estimate, reminders, fertility window, and symptom history in one private place.
Add your average cycle length to the first day of your last period.
Day one is generally counted as the first day of menstrual bleeding rather than pre-period spotting.
At least three is a useful start; more history usually gives a better picture of your personal range.
No. It is an estimate, and normal variation or life changes can shift the date.
No. It supports tracking and general information, not medical diagnosis or treatment.
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