Women are encouraged to discuss their health needs with a health practitioner. If you have concerns about your health, you should seek advice from your health care provider or if you require urgent care you should go to the nearest Emergency Dept.
Ovulation and conception Single and lesbian women Optimising conception Section menu. A step-by-step guide to ovulation Every month the pituitary gland, which is in your brain, releases a hormone.
This hormone tells the ovaries to produce a number of fluid-filled cysts called follicles. As the follicles grow they secrete the hormone oestrogen. Oestrogen works to thicken the wall of your uterus in preparation for pregnancy. On day seven of your cycle, the follicles stop growing except for one. This follicle continues to grow and to nourish a maturing egg oocyte within. On day 12 the maturing follicle releases a burst of oestrogen into the blood stream.
The oestrogen travels through your blood. When the oestrogen reaches the pituitary gland in your brain, the pituitary gland responds by releasing the luteinising hormone. This hormone gives the follicle a sudden growth spurt. Right before ovulation, the egg inside the follicle detaches itself. But some women may release more than one egg within 24 hours of each other. After ovulation, the mature egg is ready to be fertilized by sperm, which results in conception and a pregnancy.
A normal ovulation cycle lasts for about 24 hours each month. This results in menstrual bleeding about two weeks later. Conception can occur within a six-day window, the five days leading up to ovulation and the day of ovulation. This is because sperm can live in the female body for up to five days.
If you have intercourse a few days prior to ovulation or during ovulation, there may be sperm remaining in your body to greet an egg as it travels down your fallopian tube. Conception takes place in the fallopian tube, not your uterus.
An unfertilized egg dissolves after a day, but a fertilized egg continues its journey down the fallopian tube into the uterus. A fertilized egg implants or attaches to the uterus 6 to 10 days after conception. Some women ovulate without noticing any changes to their body, but others can recognize signs of ovulation.
Still, a basal thermometer is a useful tool for monitoring your body temperature and pinpointing ovulation. You can purchase an ovulation predictor kit from a pharmacy or online.
Along with changes to your cervical fluid and a higher body temperature, other signs of ovulation may include:. Different factors can affect your ability to release an egg. One example is a condition called polycystic ovary syndrome PCOS.
This leads to the growth of ovarian cysts benign masses on the ovaries. An overactive or underactive thyroid can also stop ovulation, as well as cause premature menopause. Having trouble getting pregnant?
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