Many women who know that ovulation is fertile days when conception is possible are wondering how to understand that the hour X has come. Are there any symptoms, which discharge during ovulation is possible?
Nature is designed so that the female body, starting from puberty and ending with menopause, is ready to conceive a child. But for this miracle to happen, the reproductive and hormonal system of each representative of the weaker sex must function correctly. That is, a normal monthly cycle should be observed, consisting of two phases: estrogen and progesterone. It is in the first (estrogen) that what is called ovulation should happen, after which the second phase (progesterone) occurs. The article describes in detail how to recognize that you can try to conceive a baby or, conversely, how to avoid an unwanted pregnancy. You will find out what discharge during ovulation, how not to mix it up and how to confirm fertile days.
Woman's monthly cycle
As mentioned above, the female body is designed so that it must be able to conceive at childbearing age. But for this to happen, all conditions must be observed in the body, namely, the monthly cycle was stable.
The illustration shows that a woman undergoes a monthly cleansing in the first seven days: from the 1st to the 7th day there are spotting. Of course, each one has a different duration: someone has four days, someone has seven. But if menstruation lasts more than a week, this indicates a pathology, you need to see a doctor. That is, the normal duration is 3-7 days. After the end of menstruation, the cycle continues, all the same, being the estrogen phase. It is accepted to consider the beginning of the cycle as the 1st day of menstruation.
Next, the body prepares for ovulation. The secretions during this process, as well as before and after, characteristically differ in color and consistency. In the figure above, ovulation is indicated for 13, 14, 25 days of the cycle, that is, the egg that leaves the ovary lives in the uterus for three days. When ovulation occurs, the progesterone phase sets in. From this moment, the days after ovulation are counted. Usually this phase lasts 14-16 days. At this time, if conception has not occurred, a yellow body forms, which disappears from the body by the time menstruation arrives. As bloody discharge begins, we can assume that yesterday was the last day of the cycle, even if menstruation was detected only tonight.
What the selections look like
So how do you determine only by excretion alone that ovulation has occurred or is about to happen? The most important sign is cervical fluid, which resembles egg white:
- liquid
- viscous
- transparent
- without smell.
It is this consistency of discharge that should be detected on linen, hygiene items or toilet paper. In addition, the paper should slide freely during the procedure in the ladies room. So you will definitely understand that ovulation is about to happen. After the release of the egg, the cervical fluid usually becomes more watery.
Discharge during ovulation, as well as before and after, is different. Long before it, the cervical fluid is sticky, creamy. Conception is possible, but unlikely.
If there is no discharge
But it also happens that a woman for the whole cycle did not wait for discharge according to the consistency of “egg white”. There may be several reasons:
- problems with the cervical gland;
- estrogen deficiency;
- so little liquid is released that the excess does not go out;
- various pathologies in the reproductive and / or hormonal systems.
If this continues for at least a couple of cycles, then you should consider visiting a gynecologist. The reasons may be disorders in the diet and intake of water, as well as stress and inflammation.
Discharge on the day of ovulation can be not only transparent, but also with an admixture of blood or pinkish. This is not considered a pathology if a similar phenomenon passes very quickly or was single.
Symptoms of Ovulation
To make sure that ovulation is really approaching, just tracking cervical fluid is not enough, especially if it is released a little. It is worth resorting to other methods, for example, symptoms.
Often, every woman during the release of the egg begins to pull, hurt or shoot the ovary from which she came. Possible discomfort in the lower abdomen as with menstruation. In addition, if the discharge during ovulation (cervical fluid in the form of "egg white") is normal, then there is always a wet feeling in the bikini area. Nausea, headaches, and lower back pain are occasionally possible. All this gradually passes with the end of ovulation.
In addition, sometimes even these two signs are enough: unpleasant symptoms and secretions to understand that fertile days have come and you can try to conceive a baby. Unfortunately, this is sometimes not enough, so you can resort to several more methods, for example, ovulation tests.
Which test is more reliable and accurate?
So that you don’t have to spend a lot of money on tests, it is recommended to start tracking fertile days in advance for several cycles in order to understand when ovulation can approximately occur. It is known that after the release of the egg, it must take 14-16 days before the menstruation comes. Let's say the cycle is 27-29 days. This means that you need to start tracking tests with at least 11 days of the cycle.
The budget option is the usual test strips, which can be bought at the pharmacy and even in the supermarket, hypermarket. According to the instructions, an analysis is carried out. The test strip has a special substance that responds to the level of luteinizing hormone (LH) in the body. The closer the day of the possible conception of the baby, the brighter the test strip. Also, during this period, discharge should begin - "protein". Ovulation means it is about to come.
If such a method does not work or seems inaccurate, you can purchase an electronic test that will accurately and specifically tell you when you can start trying to conceive. A smiling emoticon is displayed on the screen.
Free helper method
If there is no way to spend your savings on tests, then you can use the older method that women used at the end of the twentieth century. This method consists in maintaining a basal temperature graph. On the horizontal axis, the dates and days of the cycle are marked in order, and various notes are indicated below:
- day after ovulation;
- types of excretion;
- temperature;
- measurement time;
- sexual intercourse;
- additional information (illness, poor health, taking potent drugs, poor sleep, etc.).
The vertical axis between these two groups of parameters (lower and upper) indicates the temperature in degrees Celsius in the range from 35.5 0 to 39.5 0 (numbers are taken approximately, it all depends on the measurement methods).
If a woman has discharge during ovulation, then the basal temperature, as a rule, decreases. And when ovulation passes, then there is a sharp rise, which lasts the entire second (progesterone) phase.
Why do we need egg white secretions?
Everything is arranged wisely enough by nature. In order to conceive, a woman during ovulation must take a male cell - a sperm cell to fertilize an egg. But the mucous membrane of the genitals, vagina and the uterus itself in the normal state is too dry to ensure the life and movement of the sperm and the egg itself. They can also die in a very acidic or too alkaline environment. Therefore, nature is inherent in the female body so that there are excretions. If ovulation has occurred, the egg calmly moves from the ovary through the tube, reaches the uterine cavity. At the same moment, sperm cells move from the vagina in the opposite direction to meet it.
Due to its ductility and normal acidity, “egg white” allows the fastest and strongest sperm to survive and reach the target. Look at a regular protein from a chicken egg: it stretches, slides, easily moves on the surface of any object.
What to do to make the discharge good
Unfortunately, not all women can observe egg white. You can increase estrogen levels with a balanced diet or hormonal medication. The first method involves the presence of vegetables, legumes in the diet; the second is the appointment of a doctor. It is necessary to strictly follow the recommendations of a specialist so that ovulation is successful. Signs, discharge - all this should indicate the normal functioning of the reproductive system in the fertile period.
The most accurate method for determining ovulation
There is another, but very accurate way to find out that ovulation is about to happen - this is folliculometry. This is an ultrasound examination of the pelvis in order to determine the degree of follicular maturation, measuring the thickness of the endometrium. This method is quite accurate, the doctor can tell you when you can start conception.
Even if there is no discharge during ovulation, ovulation itself occurs, and after it pregnancy. For a minimum short period between the release of the egg and the appearance of sperm there is a maximum probability of conception. Therefore, many women trust folliculometry.
Is it possible to confuse cervical fluid?
In order not to confuse the discharge during ovulation with others, you can collect in two fingers and check. If the fluid is viscous, then we can talk about the "egg protein", which is ideal for conception.
It should be noted that during the fertile period, so painful symptoms and a bad mood are possible that all this, on the contrary, repels the partner. But if there is a desire to conceive a baby, then you need to drop all doubts, forget about discomfort and get down to business.
In general, during ovulation, there should be discharge that is visible on the linen, felt in the vagina. This is a sure sign that everything with the hormonal system is in order. But these secretions should be odorless and suspicious in color.