If you don't ovulate can you still get a period?

Question

are the any symptons that indicate you are not ovulating?

Answer 1

Yes you can have an ovulatory periods also without ovulation and in these periods, you can not conceive because ovum is not produced.Hormones can suppress ovulation.That is the principle of birth control pills, which contain hormones in minute amounts.The bleeding that occurs about 5-7 days after stopping the pills is called withdrawal bleeding.Birth control pills are supplied in monthly packs so that the woman gets anovulatory cycle followed by withdrawal bleeding.

Answer 2

Honey- you need to ignore what previous people have said and consult a doctor or find a reliable medical source. Somebody answered that you have a period because of the egg being produce, so obviously they don't know what they are truly talking about. You have a period because throughout the month, tissue builds up in anticipation of an egg being fertilized. If that doesn't happen, then that lining that was built up sheds. For example, if someone is on a birth control pill, they are not supposed to ovulate because of a certain hormone being present that "tricks" the body into thinking that an egg has been fertiliazed so therefore the body is not going to release another egg. When the week comes that the individual does not take the pill, they have their period because the hormone being provided by the pill is no longer present. The body then "sheds" the layers of tissue it was building up and you have your period. You don't have your period because of an egg being released.

Answer 3

Don't listen to people who say "no" to this question. You do not HAVE to ovulate to get a period, and here's why:


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Topic: ObGyn/Pregnancy issues


Expert: Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D.
Date: 8/11/2005
Subject: ovulation and OPK?


Answer
Usually, if you get your period, you do ovulate. However that is not always the case. At the beginning of the month, you produce Estrogen (from the ovary) that has many roles. Estrogen causes the endometrium (uterine lining) to thicken and grow in order to prepare to accept implantation of a pregnancy . At the same time, estrogen causes the follicles in the ovary to mature in contemplation of ovulation. After 14 days, estrogen wanes and another hormone, Progesterone, starts to be developed. Progesterone causes coiled arteries and vessels to form in the endometrium and, if you do not conceive, causes the lining of the uterus to slough off (the period). If you do conceive, progesterone maintains the pregnancy until the placenta can be formed (around 12 weeks). At mid cycle, there is a surge of another hormone (Luteinizing Hormone, LH). This surge causes an eruption of the ovum (egg) from the ovary which we call ovulation. YOu can sometimes have a period but not ovulate due to several factors. Often, after stopping the birth control pill, you may not ovulate for a few months until your cycle returns to regularity. If you have any doubts, consult with your gynecologist. If you have a normal 28 day cycle, ovulation usually occurs on cycle day #14.

Answer 4

Yes, it is called a non-ovulatory period. Some women only ovulate every other period or less. There are blood tests that can help you figure out if you are ovulating. Talk to your doctor about this if you have a concern.

Answer 5

Yes, the 2 are only loosely linked - Women on the pill don't ovulate but they still build up a lining on their uterus that is discharged (a period) during the placebo week.

Answer 6

Yes, you can get your "period" if you are not ovulating.

If you ovulate, you have an ovulatory cycle.

If you are not ovulating, your uterus still needs to shed the thickened layer of blood. This is called an anovulatory cycle.

This is what happens when you take birth control.

Answer 7

Yes, you can. A cycle that completes without ovulation is called an anovulatory cycle. If you are TTC and think you may not be ovulating at all, talk to your doctor. Some women need to take medication to help them O.
-Meg

Answer 8

Yes, you might have a period, but it's pretty rare. Most ladies who do not have periods are also not ovulating.

If you don't ovulate, you cannot get pregnant. Fertility drugs like Clomid will encourage ovulation. That's how they work.

Answer 9

YES. It's not techinically a "period" but you can bleed even though your body failed to ovulate. Your body may have thought it released an egg, but failed to do so. It may still build up the lining in your uterus in preperation for pregnancy. When it does not, it purges the build-up in the uterus (egg or no egg).

Answer 10

No, you can't. Women must ovulate... You get your period because the matured egg(from ovulation) was not fertilized.