Pain during ovulation?

Question

What does pain during ovulation mean? Not on the pill and can definately tell when am ovulating. Any similiar experiences?

Just so you know, to the person who answered 5th, I am 25 years old and old enough to know what to do.

Answer 1

I think alot of women experience discomfort when ovulating. Honestly I take the pain as a sign of what's to come. It gives me a heads up when my period will begin. My girlfriends and I joke "well she's dropping from the left this month I can tell" If it is interfering with your normal day I would check with a doctor or maybe try Tylenol or midol. You're not alone.

Answer 2

Just what it says! To quote the site below (see link):

"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’t mean that anything is wrong. However, severe pain may sometimes be symptomatic of gynaecological conditions including endometriosis. See your doctor if your ovulation pain lasts longer than three days or is associated with other unusual menstrual symptoms, such as heavy bleeding. Ovulation pain is also known as mid-cycle pain and mittelschmerz (German for ‘middle pain’)."

HOWEVER, about your question: NO WOMAN CAN DEFINITELY TELL WHEN SHE IS OVULATING!!! More kids have been conceived that way than I care to think about! You can only be sure you have ovulated IF YOU GET PREGNANT!!!

Even if you get a period, pain or no pain during the time you thought you were ovulating, it may be what's called an "anovulatory cycle", that is, a period without ovulating!

Then, guess what...you have sex, thinking you're "safe" and blammo! You ovulate later and get pregnant!

The only 100% sure way to not get pregnant is to NOT HAVE SEX! The second most sure way is the pill and the 3rd safest is use of a condom.

I taught contraceptive ed. as part of Health Ed. in both High School and college and I got SOOO tired of girls who were SURE they "knew" when they ovulated! that's how my mother had 6 kids!!!! (She only wanted TWO).

The second part of this question should be: is it pain on ovulation or something else? The most likely thing would be: an ovarian cyst. This needs medical attention too, since it can rupture and even kill you.

On this same site, they list several other causes of pain which COULD be mistaken for "ovulation" pain:

" * Salpingitis - inflammation of the fallopian tubes following an infection.
* Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease - inflammation following an infection.
* Endometriosis - the lining of the womb (endometrium) grows in other locations, such as the bowel. Other symptoms include painful periods and painful sex.
* Ovarian cyst - an abnormal pocket of fluid that develops on the ovary.
* Ectopic pregnancy - a pregnancy that develops outside of the womb, most commonly in one of the fallopian tubes. Symptoms include cramping, abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. Seek urgent medical help.
* Appendicitis - inflammation of the appendix can sometimes be confused with ovulation pain. Seek urgent medical help if the pain is on the right side of your abdomen and you are experiencing nausea and vomiting.
* Other gastrointestinal problems - lower abdominal pain can be symptomatic of a range of gastrointestinal problems, including perforated ulcer, gastroenteritis and inflammatory bowel disease."

My advice: go to this site or one like it an find out all you can. Get familiar with your body, so you have a better sense of when and if something MORE than ovulation might be going on.

Good luck!

Answer 3

There is a funny little German term for this called "mittelschmerz".
It literally means a middle pain. It is not uncommon to have pain during ovulation. I could even tell which ovary of mine was ovulating because I could localize the pain to one side of my body over the other. Anti-inflammatories like ibuprofen (Motrin) are best for treating this.

Answer 4

Hmm. it truly is customary to come back discomfort for the duration of menstruation because of the fact the physique releases prostglandins to assist shed the liner of the uterus, yet i'm uncertain approximately for the duration of ovulation. maximum suitable wager could be to pass see a doctor or pharmacist, as far as my expertise helps it is not too uncomplicated. may be in basic terms because of the fact i've got no longer heard of this earlier. yet i could propose in basic terms popping in to a interior sight pharmacy once you may and clarify your different indications too, to make optimistic each little thing is working easily.

Answer 5

I get a twinge on whichever side is releasing the egg that month. You know what? That "pain" actually has a name. It's called Mittelschmerz. Honest, look it up.

Answer 6

i always got a pain in my side when i ovulated and sometimes had a show too,

Answer 7

Yes I get that too. Sometimes mine is very severe that it hurts to sit or stand. Only last for a few hours but it hurts!