Ovulation: It is the process where the egg that grows and matures in the ovaries is expelled from the ovaries. During this time, the uterus is prepared for the egg to be expelled along with the uterine mucosa. Generally, this egg lives for 12-24 hours, and for pregnancy to occur, the man's sperm and the woman's egg must unite.
A woman planning pregnancy must choose the time of ovulation for sexual intercourse, which is a single day between two menstrual periods. It is known as. In other words, having unprotected sexual intercourse on the day of ovulation, the fertilization of the egg with sperm on the same day and the possibility of it turning into an embryo and attaching to the uterus increases the chance of pregnancy.
If conception and fertilization do not occur, the unfertilized egg, uterine mucosa and other blood products. It is excreted with discharge during the menstrual period. Monitoring ovulation in women with regular menstruation increases the chance of pregnancy. In women with regular menstruation, ovulation occurs approximately 14 days before menstrual bleeding begins, this is the most practical way to detect the day of ovulation. With this calculation, in a woman whose menstrual period lasts 28 days, ovulation occurs on the 14th day of the menstrual period, counting from the first day of menstrual bleeding, which corresponds to the 14th day approximately.
Symptoms of ovulation in these women:
* Increase in vaginal discharge, liquefaction of the discharge
* A noticeable increase in body temperature of half a degree
* Unilateral groin pain or pelvic pain, cramp
* Breast tenderness, fullness , tension
* Feeling of bloating in the abdomen
* Increased sexual desire
For couples who want to become pregnant, having intercourse every other day during this period increases the chance of pregnancy. Since sperm remain alive for 72 hours after intercourse, couples who have regular intercourse 2-3 times a week do not need ovulation monitoring for pregnancy.
On the other hand, couples who do not plan to become pregnant think that the ovulation period will not occur before and after the menstrual period and are unprotected during this period. They have sexual intercourse and then unwanted pregnancy occurs. Therefore, before and after menstruation or outside the ovulation period, the possibility of becoming pregnant is not impossible, but very rare. In this case, baby For couples who do not plan to become intercourse, methods such as condoms, birth control pills, and insertion of devices into the uterus, which your doctor finds suitable for you, should be preferred, not methods such as withdrawal during intercourse or calendar tracking method.
A healthy pregnancy period and Do not neglect your health checks for healthy babies.
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