Angela Browne » Mature Egg http://www.angelabrowne.com Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:31:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Symptoms of Ovulation and Tips For Getting Pregnant http://www.angelabrowne.com/symptoms-of-ovulation-and-tips-for-getting-pregnant http://www.angelabrowne.com/symptoms-of-ovulation-and-tips-for-getting-pregnant#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:28:40 +0000 admin http://www.angelabrowne.com/symptoms-of-ovulation-and-tips-for-getting-pregnant



Ovulation occurs as the release of a single, mature egg that comes from a follicle that has developed in the ovary. It usually happens around day 14 of a 28-day menstrual cycle. The egg is then capable of being fertilized for the next 12 to 48 hours before it starts to disintegrate. Although there are several days each month during which a woman is fertile, the most fertile is during the days around ovulation. Having sex at least on alternate days during that week gives you a very good chance of getting pregnant.

If you are trying to conceive, then predicting your ovulation cycle can greatly increase your chances of getting pregnant. The most simple method of predicting ovulation involves just counting days.

When using the counting days method, to pin point ovulation, the first day of your period, when you start bleeding, is normally 14 days after your ovulation. If you have regular cycles, then this method can work well for you.

Sometimes, a more natural method involves being aware of the physical symptoms, which deal with ovulation. These are such things as basal body temperature, cervical mucus changes and others like lower abdominal pains, which are all symptoms of ovulation. The body temperature chart is a daily recording of body temperature, which is an indicator of ovulation (body temperature will rise after ovulation). Cervical mucus monitoring involves examining the mucus that is secreted from the cervix, which enables you to predict the time of ovulation.

The Basal Body Temperature method shows when you are ovulating by you keeping a record of where you are in your menstrual cycle. The Basal Body Temperature chart records the change in temperature that occurs after ovulation. It cannot predict when ovulation will occur in a given cycle, but by looking at records from a few cycles you can notice a pattern from which ovulation can be estimated.

You can download free blank Basal Body Temperature charts from many websites-just do a Google search.

A BBT chart provides a good visual basis for determining ovulation:

* Make sure that day one on the chart is the first day of menstruation.

* Every morning, before getting out of bed or going to the bathroom, take your temperature. The use of special basal body thermometers is highly recommended for accurate results. Also, the same thermometer should be used every time.

* Make note of any lack of sleep, drinking alcohol, fever, illness, or emotional stress. It is also helpful to describe the condition of any mucus or discharge.

Cervical Mucus Monitoring

The presence and consistency of your cervical mucus undergoes a number of changes during your menstrual cycle. By watching for changes in cervical fluid, you can predict ovulation, and thus know your most fertile time for conceiving a baby.

Using clean fingers, or toilet paper, examine your cervical fluid. Prior to ovulation, during non-fertile periods, you will experience more dryness (or lack of cervical mucus). Gradually, as you get nearer to ovulation, the cervical mucus will increase, though the consistency will be “sticky” and the color will be white, yellow, or cloudy in nature.

Directly prior to ovulation, cervical fluid will increase greatly, and now the mucus will be semi-transparent, slippery, with the consistency of “raw egg white”. This is your most fertile period and ovulation will take place at about this time.

If you find that your cervical mucus is not reaching the “raw egg white” stage, you may want to try a lubricant like Pre-Seed. Pre-Seed is the only truly sperm friendly lubricant currently on the market at this time, and many people have found success in getting pregnant while using it.

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Each month, a woman reproductive cycle typically lasts 28-32 days, starting on the 1st day of the woman’s period.  Each month, a woman ovulates and releases an egg.   If the egg is fertilized during sexual intercourse, the woman becomes pregnant.  If the egg is not fertilized, the uterine wall lining is shed, along with the unfertilized egg, and the woman has her menstrual period.  Endometriosis occurs when the woman’s egg is not fertilized, and the shedding of the uterine wall is abnormal.

The following text examines the link between ovulation, the female menstrual period, and endometriosis:

Ovulation:  This refers to as the “fertile time” of a woman’s cycle, when a woman has the greatest chances of getting pregnant.  The few days near ovulation are the fertile phase because, at this time a mature egg is released from the ovary, pushed down the fallopian tube, and is available to be fertilized.

Most women ovulate between day 11 and day 21 of their cycle, counting from the first day of the last menstrual period (LMP).  A lot of women ovulate on the 14th of an average 28 day cycle.  A woman’s cycle has two phases: the follicular phase and the luteal phase.  The follicular phase starts the first day of the last menstrual period (LMP) and continues until ovulation.  This half of the cycle can last anywhere from 7 days until 40 days.  The luteal phase starts when the woman ovulates.  This phase last 12-16 days, and then the woman experiences her period.

To calculate when you will ovulate, you want to start counting from the day you get your first day.  Count up to day 11, and then now you may ovulate anytime between day 11 and 21, typically on day 14.  It’s important to remember that you may ovulate on a different day each month.  Another way of calculating when you will ovulate is to count backwards, 12-16 days from your next expected period, and this is because once you ovulate, you have your period 12-16 days later.  Stress can affect your ovulation, but stress around the time of an expected period will not make it late.

Endometriosis:  This is a medical condition in women in which the tissue lining the uterus (endometrial cells) grow outside the uterus, usually in the reproductive organs (ovaries, fallopian tubes), intestines, bladder, or rectum.  Endo, means “inside”, and metra, “womb”.  Endometriosis is affects approx. 5% to 10% of women, primarily in their reproductive age and affects approx. 25% of the cases of women with infertility (in the US).

During Endometriosis, the lining during your monthly period is expelled as usual, but then it flows back into your abdominal cavity and implants itself there.  The endometrial cells are deposited in areas outside the uterus continue to be influenced by female hormones, as if they were still inside the uterus.

This condition can cause little or no discomfort or great pain before and/or during their menstrual cycle.  The pain of Endometriosis is usually with menstruation.  There can also be pain with ovulation, pain during bowel movements and urination, and pain with intercourse, among other pains.

There is no certain cause and no known cure for Endometriosis.


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