What if I don't ovulate during my menstrual period?

For most female friends, under normal circumstances, the uterus can discharge a mature egg every time menstruation comes. However, in fact, some female friends have menstruation but cannot discharge an egg. This is medically called anovulatory pregnancy. If you cannot ovulate, it is naturally impossible to conceive. So, what is the reason for not ovulating during menstruation? The following is a detailed answer to this question.

1. Symptoms of anovulatory menstruation

Anovulatory menstrual symptoms refer to irregular uterine bleeding caused by dysfunction of the neuroendocrine system that regulates reproduction. It is more common during adolescence and menopause. Dysfunctional uterine bleeding in adolescence is caused by the immature or delayed development of the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axis, which results in the growth and development of follicles in the ovaries but the inability to ovulate. Menopausal functional uterine bleeding is caused by the natural aging of the ovaries, lack of follicles, ovarian dysfunction, and reduced sensitivity to pituitary gonadotropin, resulting in inability to ovulate and causing irregular vaginal bleeding. Traditional Chinese medicine calls this disease "menorrhea".

Typical anovulatory functional uterine bleeding is amenorrhea for several weeks or months before menstruation, followed by heavy vaginal bleeding, which often turns into vaginal spotting after a few days, or may be more or less, and stop at times. The duration may be as short as a few days or as long as dozens of days or even months. Accompanied by secondary anemia, dizziness, palpitations, shortness of breath, fatigue, edema, loss of appetite, etc. Or it may be accompanied by breast pain, lower abdominal distension, emotional excitement, etc.

2. Why do symptoms of anovulatory menstruation occur? When the body is affected by various factors, such as: excessive mental stress, changes in environment and climate, malnutrition, being overweight or underweight, taking certain medications (sleeping pills, sedatives, etc.) and systemic diseases (psychoneural diseases, etc.), the regulatory functions of the hypothalamus, pituitary gland and ovaries are interfered with, resulting in abnormal hormone secretion in the body, causing the ovaries to fail to ovulate, and menstrual disorders occur.

3. How to prevent anovulatory menstruation. If a woman who has always had regular menstruation suddenly experiences irregular menstruation, with symptoms such as early or late menstruation, or continuous bleeding, it often indicates that it may be anovulatory menstruation, especially for women around 40 years old, who are more likely to not ovulate. For some young women, the menstrual intervals are getting longer and longer, or even amenorrhea, occasionally accompanied by symptoms such as increased hair growth and discomfort in the lower abdomen. This should also be of concern. Is it because they are no longer ovulating? If conditions permit, you can test your basal body temperature for 2-3 months. If the temperature curve is monophasic, that is, it is always a steady straight line, you can preliminarily diagnose it as anovulatory menstruation.

What happens if you have your period but don't ovulate? Through the detailed answers above, I believe that everyone should have some understanding and knowledge about the situation of menstruation but don't ovulate. I hope that the above introduction can help more female friends. Here I would like to remind female friends that they should prevent excessive mental stimulation in daily life, pay attention to the combination of work and rest, develop good living and eating habits, and actively cooperate with doctors for treatment.