What are the symptoms of ovulation?

We are familiar with the various symptoms of ovulation. Generally, we can determine when ovulation occurs, and we can also roughly estimate the ovulation period by measuring body temperature and calculating menstruation. During the ovulation period, female friends will experience strong sexual desire and increased vaginal secretions, which may be accompanied by symptoms of lower abdominal distension and pain. Therefore, female friends should pay attention to keeping warm and maintaining a proper work and rest schedule during the ovulation period.

1. Strong sexual desire

Studies have shown that women's sexual desire is particularly strong during ovulation, which is a natural instinctive reaction for humans to reproduce. On the other hand, if you are planning to get pregnant, the strong psychological need for conception at this time will also make you exude a strong sexual desire.

2. Increased vaginal discharge

When ovulation arrives, a very obvious symptom is an increase in vaginal secretions, which are egg white-like, tough, and can be stretched into threads. The longest can reach more than ten centimeters. When the leucorrhea is stretched to the longest, ovulation usually occurs within 24 hours. This state of increased secretions usually lasts for 2-3 days.

3. Biphasic changes in body temperature

Studies have shown that during ovulation, due to the rupture of the follicle, the estrogen level in a woman's body will drop sharply, causing the basal body temperature to drop. After ovulation, the corpus luteum begins to secrete estrogen and progesterone in large quantities, causing the basal body temperature to rise by about 0.5°C, showing a typical high-low biphasic change.

4. Minor bleeding

Due to the decrease in estrogen levels after ovulation, the endometrium cannot maintain growth, causing local shedding of the endometrium and a small amount of breakthrough bleeding. Most bleeding is normal and will stop on its own after 2-3 days.

5. Slight pain in the lower abdomen

Occasionally, there will be mild lower abdominal pain during ovulation, which we usually call ovulation pain. This is because during ovulation, the surface of the ovary ruptures and the egg is discharged. This rupture process will cause pain in the lower abdomen on one side of more sensitive women. If you pay attention, you will find that the same feeling will appear on the other side of the lower abdomen next month.

In addition, many women will experience breast swelling or nipple pain during ovulation, and sometimes they can hardly touch their nipples. The breast symptoms may continue until the eve of the next menstrual period.

6. Anal falling sensation

When the egg is released, it will break through the follicle on its surface, and a small amount of fluid in the follicle will flow into the lowest part of the pelvic cavity. Therefore, some sensitive women during ovulation will feel a slight falling sensation in the anus.

7. Decreased Appetite

Studies have shown that women eat the least during their ovulation period during the entire menstrual cycle. This is because during this period women focus more on having sex and conceiving rather than eating.

8. Decreased immunity

During ovulation, in order to allow sperm to pass through the female vagina more smoothly and combine with the egg, the mucus in the vagina will become thinner. At the same time, the mucus in the female nasal cavity will also decrease during this stage, increasing the possibility of bacterial invasion.