What is ovulation. It may be a stupid question but i don't kno what it is.?

Answer 1

It's when an egg is released from one of your ovaries. You typically release one egg per month, and the ovary that releases the egg trades off from month to month -- i.e., this month your left ovary might release the egg, then next month the right, then the left the following month after that, etc.

The egg travels from the ovary through your fallopian tube and into your womb, all the while the lining on your womb wall builds up to nourish a potential baby should that egg get fertilized. About 2 weeks after ovulation, if the egg has not been fertlized, then your womb sheds its lining and flushes the egg out, in preparation for the next egg to be released in another couple of weeks. This flushing of the lining is your menstrual period.

Then, lather / rinse / repeat for 30-40 years!

Answer 2

Ovulation is the process in the menstrual cycle by which a mature ovarian follicle ruptures and discharges an ovum (also known as an oocyte, female gamete, or casually, an egg) that participates in reproduction. Ovulation also occurs in the estrous cycle of animals, which differs in many fundamental ways to the menstrual cycle.

Basically its the time a womans body is ready to carry a child. However may not be old enough for this.

Answer 3

Ovulation is the process by which (usually) a single ovum leaves the ovary and begins to travel down the fallopian tubes towards the ovary. This generally happens approximately 2 weeks after the end of the menstrual period (though this interval can vary from woman and even from month to month in the same woman) and involves a fairly complex set of hormonal changes that allow one ovum to develop into a follicle, which, at ovulation will rupture (sometimes bleeding slightly and sometimes causing some pain in some women) and allow the ovum to leave the ovary.

Answer 4

Ovulation is the monthly cycle when a woman's body prepares itself to become impregnated. That means an egg descends into place in the womb, ready to be fertilized by male sperm. If that does not occur, the egg and other materials are released through the birth canal as the monthly period. This process begins at puberty and ends with menopause.

Answer 5

Ovulation is the process in the menstrual cycle by which a mature ovarian follicle ruptures and discharges an ovum (also known as an oocyte, female gamete, or casually, an egg) that participates in reproduction. Ovulation also occurs in the estrous cycle of animals, which differs in many fundamental ways to the menstrual cycle.

Answer 6

It is the part of the reproductive cycle in women when eggs are released from the ovaries. It happens before the woman has her period, if the egg released during ovulation is not fertilized by a man.

Answer 7

It is when you are most fertile, the egg is out of the ovary and on it's way down the fallopian tube ready to get fertilized by a sperm. Some women get hornier when they are ovulating and some have a whitish clear discharge.

Answer 8

Ovulation is when a woman's body releases an egg to be fertilized. If fertilized the woman is then pregnant. It usually occurs 3 to 5 days before her period.

Answer 9

it's when you DON"T want to have unprotected sex! It's the most probable time for getting pregnant as your body has processed an egg. The eggs just kinda doing it's thing on it's little road trip, unsuspecting, vulnerable to those horny little sperm guys! It's typically halfway between periods and for me at least can incur mood changes.

Answer 10

Go to this site and it will tell you everything you want and need to know about the subject:
http://www.knowmycycle.com/phases-menstrual-cycle.aspx?WT.mc_ID=10002&WT.srch=1&WTmc_ev=click