It is useful for every girl and woman to know how to determine the signs of ovulation and conception. This will not only help bring the moment of pregnancy closer, but also allow you to better understand your body. Signs of ovulation and conception manifest themselves in different ways, they can be false and reliable. Let's figure it out in order.
Ovulation is a rupture of a dominant follicle and the exit of an egg from the ovary. Conception is possible during sexual intercourse five days before it and one day after. This is due to the fact that sperm can live in the female environment for up to six days, but the life of an egg lasts only 24-36 hours. Those couples who wish to become pregnant in the very near future need to calculate the days of ovulation. Signs of the onset of the fertility period may be as follows:
- Drawing pains in the lower abdomen, in the ovary region, in which the dominant follicle matures.
- Change in the type of cervical fluid - discharge becomes more rare and resembles an egg white, transparent and stretching.
- Sex drive is increasing.
All these are indirect signs of ovulation and conception. A real picture can only be given by inspection with an ultrasound device. During the ultrasound, the doctor will tell you about whether there was a rupture of the follicle, based on the presence of the corpus luteum in the ovary and fluid in the adjacent space. For the convenience of calculating fertile days, doctors also recommend using tests to determine ovulation. Their action is to determine the day the LH hormone is increased in the blood of a woman. Luteinizing hormone plays a primary role in the onset of ovulation. It rises significantly 24-48 hours before it, as evidenced by the bright control strip on the test.
In order for conception to occur, an egg that leaves the ovary must be fertilized with a sperm. They are found in the fallopian tube of a woman, and then, upon successful fusion, an already fertilized egg is lowered into the uterus and attached to its walls. This is called conception. A cell introduced into the endometrium begins to divide and grow actively, while secreting the hCG pregnancy hormone. In just a few days, you can feel the first signs of conception:
- Increased irritability, mood swings, drowsiness, high fatigue.
- Nausea in the morning, reaction to smells, change in taste preferences.
- Engorgement of the mammary glands, increased sensitivity of the nipples, their darkening, colostrum is possible.
- Frequent urination, a feeling of fullness of the lower abdomen.
- Lack of menstrual bleeding.
Naturally, all these signs of ovulation and conception can be before the onset of menstruation. Therefore, in order to be sure of pregnancy, you need to do a test or donate blood for the content of the hCG hormone. It is his level that will reliably confirm or deny pregnancy, because at a short time neither a gynecologist's examination, nor even an ultrasound examination will be informative. Be healthy!