Calculating the arrival of ovulation period and choosing to have sex on ovulation day is of great help in improving the conception rate and is also the best choice for many women preparing for pregnancy. What are the signs of ovulation in women's bodies? How should we calculate the ovulation period?
The ovulation period is approaching, and there are signs in the female body, so we can use this as a basis to roughly calculate the ovulation period. These symptoms include abdominal pain, body temperature, and vaginal discharge, and the calculation methods are as follows:
1. Abdominal pain method on precise ovulation day
Ovulation induced abdominal pain is a type of functional abdominal pain that often occurs between two menstrual cycles. For example, in women with a 28 day menstrual cycle, abdominal pain generally occurs about 14 days before the next menstrual cycle, which is equivalent to the ovulation period, hence the name. Often, pain alternates between the left and right lower abdomen.
Although this method is simple and easy to implement, it is not feasible for women without ovulatory abdominal pain, and some female friends may feel mild abdominal pain, which may not be easy to detect.
2. Basic body temperature method for precise ovulation day
This method requires women to mark their body temperature measured every morning when they wake up without any activity on a grid. Female friends should keep the thermometer in a readily accessible place before going to bed, and when they wake up in the morning, they should not engage in any activities. They should directly measure their body temperature and keep a record for a period of time.
Every woman's basal body temperature changes periodically during her menstrual cycle. Under normal circumstances, a woman's body temperature fluctuates around 36.5 ℃ before ovulation, while the basal body temperature for about two weeks before and after ovulation is often higher than 36.5 ℃.
So, women with ovulation patterns can clearly see that the day when the bidirectional curve of basal body temperature, which is low in the beginning and high in the end, starts to increase within a month is the ovulation period. The biggest problem with this method is that it requires persistent recording for a period of time, and it is difficult to discover the periodic pattern of one's body temperature in a short period of time.
3. Observation method of vaginal discharge on precise ovulation day
Under normal circumstances, vaginal discharge is not constant within a one month cycle. Most of the time, vaginal discharge is relatively dry, thick, and less frequent. But on the day between two menstrual periods, it will become clear, bright, and abundant, resembling egg white, which is the ovulation period.
In addition, there are other methods to calculate the arrival of ovulation period.
1. Method for using ovulation test strips on precise ovulation days
Ovulation test strip, also known as LH test strip, mainly detects LH, which is the hormone that produces the corpus luteum. Lutein is a hormone released by the brain responsible for the ovulation process, and the entire process from progesterone to ovulation takes approximately 36 hours.
Ovulation test strips should be tested a few days before the expected increase in progesterone, until the peak value of progesterone in urine appears, and the test strip will show a strong positive to predict ovulation.
But progesterone does not continue to rise, it reaches its highest value within 24 to 48 hours and then decreases, so the detectable LH level can only be maintained for about 24 hours. So it is recommended that parents preparing for pregnancy start testing at the same time every day to avoid missing the opportunity for LH to rise.
2. Calendar Calculation Method for Precise Ovulation Days
The menstrual calendar calculation method is only applicable to female friends with regular menstrual cycles and is the simplest ovulation period calculation method. The ovulation period is mainly calculated from the first day of the next menstrual cycle, with the last 14 days or minus 14 days being the ovulation day. The ovulation day, along with its preceding 5 days and following 4 days, is called the ovulation period.
For example, taking a menstrual cycle of 30 days as an example, if the first day of this menstrual cycle is February 29th, then the next menstrual cycle will be on March 29th (February 29th plus 30 days). Subtracting 14 days from March 29th, then March 15th is the ovulation day. The ovulation period includes the day of ovulation, as well as the first 5 days and last 4 days, from March 10th to 19th.
The above operations can be completed by pregnant women in their daily lives. If they want to obtain more accurate ovulation information, they can go to the hospital for ovulation monitoring. Women who have the conditions can do it.
