Pain and ovulation?!
Question: can anyone tell me why when i ovulate it is painful.it never used to bother me before.
Answers: can anyone tell me why when i ovulate it is painful.it never used to bother me before.
There a few thoughts as to why ovulation is painful in some women. It could be that the expanding follicle is causing pressure, or that the ruptured follicle leaks blood and causes irritation. That this never bothered you before is interesting. You might want to go to a doctor. In some cases, pain during ovulation is a sign of something else like endometriosis. Read the site below.
It's called Mittleshmirtz (sp?) It's totally normal but if it's really bothering you you can go on birth control which will preven the ovulation altogether. It happens when the ovaries release the egg into the fallopian tubes. You can have it on the L or R side, whichever ovary happens to release the egg that month. They switch.
About one in five women experience pain and discomfort during ovulation. The duration of the pain varies from one woman to the next, but ranges from a few minutes to 48 hours. In most cases, ovulation pain doesn