Probably all girls who have reached childbearing age know that certain hormonal changes take place in their bodies every month. But, unfortunately, few people know what the period of ovulation is and what happens to the female body at this moment. Although every representative of the fair sex should at least in general terms know about the work of her reproductive system.
The term ovulation refers to the moment when the follicle ruptures and a mature egg comes out of it. So, the period of ovulation is one of the phases of the menstrual cycle of a woman, which occurs 10-16 days before the next menstruation. A he althy girl should have it almost every month (normally 1-2 anovulatory cycles per year are allowed), and it is at this moment that the likelihood of conceiving a baby is high. For this reason, it is important for every woman to monitor her cycle. With this knowledge, you can plan a pregnancy, using additional methods of protection, or, conversely, making every effort to get pregnant on dangerous days.
There are severalways to determine the period of ovulation. The most reliable is an ultrasound scan every 2 days, starting from the 7th day of the cycle. Only with the help of this diagnostic can one track the growth of follicles in the ovaries, the thickness of the endometrium, predict the exact date of the rupture of the follicle based on the size data, and confirm the fact that the egg has been released.
In addition, the period of ovulation can be detected using special tests. If the amount of luteinizing hormone in the urine has reached its maximum level, then the strips on the test will be equal in brightness. This means that the egg must be released within the next 24 hours. But these tests are quite expensive, especially considering the fact that sometimes it is necessary to use 1-2 tests a day for several days to determine ovulation. Therefore, this diagnostic method has not won much popularity.
Many people use such an old and proven method as measuring basal temperature to determine when the ovulation period will come. Its principle is based on the fact that every morning, without getting out of bed, you must measure your body temperature (the most reliable results are obtained if measurements are taken in the rectum). But this method requires a certain self-organization: in order to get a clear picture and be able to assume a possible date of ovulation, it is necessary to take measurements daily for at least 3 months.
When planning a pregnancy, it is often necessary to measure the temperature until this long-awaitedevents. It is better to record each measurement result in a special table and mark the temperature on the graph, where the temperature values are on the vertical axis, and the days of the month are on the horizontal axis.
If in the first half of the cycle the temperature should ideally be kept at 36 - 36, 40, then after the rupture of the follicle it rises sharply to 370degrees and above, and the graph shows an obvious jump. The day on which the lowest temperature is noted before the rise is the day of ovulation.
There are also a number of other, less reliable, methods for determining the time of release of the egg. So, the period of ovulation can be determined by monitoring changes in vaginal discharge, listening to all the pain in the lower abdomen, and even paying attention to your sexual desire, which should increase on dangerous days.
