Will I still have ovulation if I'm pregnant?

The ovulation period is an important period for women and a prerequisite for pregnancy. If there is no egg, women cannot successfully conceive. Many people want to know whether there is still ovulation after pregnancy. In fact, as long as a woman is pregnant, she will not ovulate during the entire pregnancy. If a woman has problems such as increased vaginal discharge during this period, it is not because of ovulation, but because of hormonal changes caused by pregnancy.

1. Will I still ovulate when I am pregnant?

A woman will not ovulate again after she becomes pregnant.

Generally, women will have more vaginal discharge in the early stages of pregnancy. This is due to the effect of estrogen in the female body. The water in the cervix and vaginal walls and the blood in the blood vessels are more than usual, so the vaginal discharge naturally increases as well. In addition to increased leucorrhea, pregnancy also includes symptoms such as cessation of menstruation and vaginal bleeding. These symptoms are similar to those of ovulation, so many people mistakenly believe that they will ovulate while pregnant.

In fact, women will not ovulate after they become pregnant. Every woman of childbearing age releases one mature egg every month. If she becomes pregnant, hormonal changes in the body will inhibit the development of follicles and ovulation in the ovaries. After pregnancy, the progesterone secreted by the fetus is dominant, which inhibits the secretion of estrogen. In other words, if you are pregnant, there will be no new follicle development and ovulation.

You won't ovulate if you're pregnant. If you find symptoms of ovulation after becoming pregnant, you can go to the hospital for a blood test to confirm whether you are really pregnant!

2. How long does it take to resume ovulation after pregnancy?

Pregnant women generally resume ovulation after giving birth. After the fetus is delivered by the mother, the uterus and various body systems and organs gradually return to their pre-pregnancy state, and ovulation and menstruation also restart.

Generally speaking, mothers who do not breastfeed rarely ovulate within four weeks after delivery. About 10%-15% ovulate within 6 weeks after delivery, and 30% ovulate within 3 months after delivery. Ovulation resumes later in lactating women, usually 4-6 months after delivery, but some may ovulate as early as 6 weeks after delivery.

For those who do not breastfeed after delivery, menstruation can generally resume 6-8 weeks after delivery. The first 1-2 menstruations are mostly anovulatory menstruation, which will resume ovulatory menstruation after 3 months. The percentage of menstrual recovery in lactating women gradually increases with time, reaching 70% by 9 months after delivery. Generally, those who resume menstruation late will ovulate during their first menstruation, so breastfeeding women may become pregnant before their menstruation resumes.

In addition to postpartum breastfeeding affecting women's ovulation recovery period, there are other reasons that may affect it. For example, the psychological state after childbirth, the health status after childbirth, etc. Therefore, if women want to resume normal ovulation as soon as possible after giving birth, they should avoid excessive fatigue, maintain a good mood, coordinate nutrition, etc.

3. Why not get pregnant even though you ovulate?

Many couples who want a baby will make adequate preparations for pregnancy, such as going to the hospital for a physical examination. If the body is normal, they can start conceiving. But there is also a special situation, that is, women ovulate normally but just can't get pregnant. 1. Fallopian tube factors: Fallopian tube blockage, fallopian tube hydrops, fallopian tube adhesions and fallopian tube malformations are all important causes of infertility.

2. Ovarian hypoplasia and ovulatory dysfunction: Although ovulation occurs, the corpus luteum function is not sound due to incomplete ovarian development, which will also affect the development of follicles and egg discharge, and eventually cause infertility.

3. Genital malformations: Congenital malformations of the reproductive organs or acquired genital organ diseases, such as vaginal malformations, vaginal stenosis, and membrane obstruction in underage females, can hinder the patency and function of the reproductive tract from the vulva to the fallopian tube, preventing sperm from swimming and combining with the egg, resulting in ovulation but no pregnancy.

4. Immune factors: refers to the presence of anti-sperm antibodies in the female reproductive tract or serum, which cause sperm to agglutinate each other, lose vitality or die, leading to infertility or sterility. In addition, some infertile women have antibodies against their own egg zona pellucida in their serum, which can prevent sperm from penetrating the egg and fertilizing it, and can also cause infertility.

5. Uterine and cervical factors: Abnormal cervical development, chronic cervical inflammation, uterine hypoplasia, endometriosis and other factors may also cause female infertility.