With age, many women experience ovarian aging, which is mainly manifested by symptoms such as amenorrhea, uterine bleeding, and infertility. However, many young women want to know if their ovaries are healthy and need to go to the hospital for relevant examinations. So what are the indicators of normal ovarian function? Let's learn about it together with the editor below.
Normal ovarian function indicators
1. Cervical mucus crystallization examination: Under normal circumstances, crystals can be seen on the mucus smear from the 8th to the 10th day of the menstrual cycle. During ovulation, the level of estrogen in the body reaches its peak, and typical serrated crystals appear on the smear.
2. Crystallization gradually decreases after ovulation and no longer appears by day 22. The number of crystals and the completeness of the sheep teeth indicate the level of estrogen in the body. In a normal menstrual cycle, there is a certain regularity in the appearance and disappearance of mucinous sheep toothed crystals.
3. Atypical crystals usually appear on the tenth day of menstruation, and as estrogen levels in the body increase, they transform into lower typical crystals. During ovulation, typical serrated crystals can be seen, and after ovulation, they transform back into. Typical or even atypical crystals transform into ellipsoids around the 22nd day of the menstrual cycle.
4. During ovulation, mucus can be pulled up to 7 to 10cm continuously, and after ovulation, the mucus thickens without any stringing phenomenon.
5. For women who ovulate normally, the temperature rise should last for 12 to 16 days.
Precautions for ovarian function examination
1. Inappropriate population: Pregnant women and postmenopausal women do not need to undergo cervical mucus examination as there are no visible crystals during menopause or pregnancy.
2. Taboo before examination: Maintain a normal diet and sleep schedule, and do not stay up late. Cervical mucus examination should be conducted from around the 7th day of the menstrual cycle until ovulation to understand the morphological changes of cervical mucus crystals. The examination time is relatively long, so it is important to go to the hospital for examination on time.
3. During the examination, it is required that the basal body temperature for infertility be measured at a fixed time every day. Night shift workers should take their body temperature after 6 to 8 hours of sleep rest, and at least three menstrual cycles should be taken. During cervical mucus examination, it is necessary to expose the cervix, so there is no need to be overly nervous to avoid causing too much difficulty for the doctor's work.
The indicators of normal ovarian function are examined through cervical mucus and menstruation. If these examination processes are normal, it indicates that the ovarian function is normal. So when doing an ovarian examination, it is important to first take care of your physical condition and relax, so that the results can be accurate. But remember that people with amenorrhea who drink too much and pregnant women cannot undergo cervical mucus tests.
