Normal Cycle-Related Pain
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| Fri, 07-18-2003 - 11:18am |
Taken from page 228.
"Unfortunately, female pain can be a little tricky. Certain pains during a woman's cycle can be absolutely normal. for example, midcycle pain, which is often referred to as mittelschmerz, is thought to be caused by a number of factors:
- the follicles swelling within ovaries
- the egg passing through the ovarian wall
- a small amount of blood being released at ovulation, irritating the pelvic wall
- contraction of the fallopian tubes
This is all considered normal, and even a secondary fertilty sign. When you feel mittelschmerz, you can be pretty certain that ovulation is about to take place or just occured.
Another example of cyclical pain is headaches, which tend to occur in the postovulatory (luteal) phase. If a woman weren't charting, she might not realize that they are related to her cycle instead of being a potential problem. If she finds a pattern of headaches on her chart at only certain times in her cycle, she can be more confident that these headaches are probably hormoally based."
Any spelling errors are mine :) I hope this helps those wondering what that midcycle cramping/pain may be.
Chrissy
TTC#1, c2, cd18
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/Chrissy
| Fri, 07-18-2003 - 12:23pm |
| Sat, 07-19-2003 - 1:29pm |

