Ovarian pain??!
Question: i have lower abdominal pain on my left side. i am in the middle of my cycle around ovulation and i have had it for five days. it only hurts mainly when i press it or get up from sitting or lying down. when i press into my lower abdomen it hurts, but when i do it on the other side it doesn't.
i know this could be a pain relating to ovulation but does it usually last five days or more?
Answers: i have lower abdominal pain on my left side. i am in the middle of my cycle around ovulation and i have had it for five days. it only hurts mainly when i press it or get up from sitting or lying down. when i press into my lower abdomen it hurts, but when i do it on the other side it doesn't.
i know this could be a pain relating to ovulation but does it usually last five days or more?
If you have pain in your ovary area (this is the area you seem to be describing in your question), then you might have an ovarian cyst. I have experienced the same type of pain whenever I have had an ovarian cyst and I have also felt that pain that is similar to ovulation pain (I have experienced ovulation pain that lasts for 2 days and found out from my gyno that it could be due to endometriosis that I have).
I have had a number of bilateral ovarian cysts (which included functional, hemorrhagic and endometrioma cysts) over the past 9 years. And I have even needed surgery for 2 of them because they didn't resolve after a few cycles (as they usually do).
Ovarian cysts are usually a common and harmless swelling of one or both ovaries. These cysts most often occur in women who are between puberty and menopause, when the ovaries are in high gear propelling out mature eggs. The term functional means the cyst is not caused by any underlying disease or disorder, and that it will possibly resolve (shrink and disappear) on its own in a few weeks.
Some functional ovarian cysts have no symptoms and are discovered, if at all, during routine pelvic exams. Others can cause symptoms, including changes in the menstrual cycle, including shorter or longer periods, skipped periods, and/or spotting between periods, pelvic pain or ache, especially during sexual intercourse or at the start or finish of menstruation, feelings of nausea or queasiness or breast tenderness.
I recommend that if you have any concerns regarding this pain you are experiencing, that you consult with your doctor/gyno for further evaluation. Sometimes ovarian cysts can become large and can twist or rupture causing intense pain and sometimes turning into an emergency.
Good luck :)
No, as a matter of fact you shouldn't even feel ovulation. Even if you do, it shouldn't be more than a passing thing- ovulation isn't a painful process because ovaries have no feeling. If you have side pain that has lasted this long, you really ought to go see the doctor. You could have a cyst, or some other problem which could be corrected. It could be many things, but normal ovulation is not one of them.