In the male body, spermatozoa mature every day, and a woman’s ovum once a month. It is the maturation of the egg and its exit into the uterine cavity that is a favorable time for conception.
The most basic process in a woman’s body that allows her to become a mother is called ovulation. This is the time when the egg enters the uterine cavity and is ready to connect with the sperm. Two days before ovulation and two days after it are the most favorable days for conception. That is, in fact, a woman can become pregnant four to five days a month. The most important thing remains - to calculate the favorable days for conception.
A woman is able to determine some symptoms of ovulation on her own. Although these are rather subjective signs, in combination with more accurate methods, they allow you to monitor the menstrual cycle and determine favorable days for pregnancy.
Sometimes during the rupture of the follicle and the release of the egg from the woman, the woman may feel pain in the abdomen. These pains are short-lived and last from a few minutes to 2-3 hours. But this method of determining ovulation is very unreliable, since such pains may not be in every cycle, and may also accompany any gynecological diseases, rather than ovulation.
Some representatives of the weaker sex experience increased sex drive during the period of the egg release.
A few days before ovulation, the nature of the vaginal discharge changes (they become mucous, more abundant and transparent). This is due to hormones, the cervix during this period gets rid of the mucous tube.
When examined in the mirrors during the period of ovulation, the doctor may notice a “pupil symptom”. On favorable days for pregnancy, mucus is transparent and creates the effect of the pupil. After the egg leaves the follicle, the mucus becomes thick and less abundant.
The most common and simple method for determining ovulation is the calendar method. It is based on the fact that ovulation occurs fourteen days before the end of the cycle, regardless of its duration. After analyzing the duration of several menstrual cycles, it is possible to more or less accurately determine favorable days for pregnancy.
Another method of calculating ovulation is the method of measuring rectal (basal) temperature. Basal temperature is the temperature in the rectum that must be measured every morning at the same time. Based on the results obtained, a graph of rectal temperature measurement is constructed. The graph of the normal menstrual cycle has two phases: in the first half, the temperature has lower values, and in the second, higher. Before the graph curve goes up (to the second phase), approximately in the middle of the cycle, a temperature drop of 0.5-0.7 degrees is noted. Ovulation should occur on this day (or the next).
Now on the shelves of pharmacies you can find tests for ovulation, which are based on the determination of luteinizing hormone in the urine. Two to three days before ovulation, the level of this hormone increases, which can easily be determined by test strips. Typically, the package contains 5 tests that a woman performs every day. This method can determine the favorable days for pregnancy.
The most accurate method for determining ovulation is ultrasound. Over the course of several days of the cycle, the doctor, using the ultrasound apparatus, determines the maturation and growth of the follicle, as well as its rupture and egg yield. This method is not prescribed to everyone, but only to those who have problems with ovulation and conception.
As you can see, determining the egg release time is not so difficult. The main thing is to know your body and listen to it. And medical methods can be invaluable. In most cases, the definition of ovulation is of interest to women who cannot become pregnant for a long period. But any woman who wants to bear and give birth to a healthy child can resort to the help of such methods.