Can you O more than once?

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Registered: 05-04-2003
Can you O more than once?
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Mon, 08-04-2003 - 5:39pm
I cannot figure out what is going on with my chart.. it seems there are tow separate times I could have O'd... could I have O'd both? Is that possible? I had two separate sets of O like pains (on sep sides) and two separate temp jumps.... anyone know?

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Mon, 08-04-2003 - 5:46pm
Jennie

I almost always have those 2 dips, but like me, your mucous suggests that you O'd near day 20. My charts are always the same way, one dip around 10 then one around 15, but only EWCM around the 2nd dip. I think the first dip is just hormones gearing up getting ready for O, it's doubtful you O'd twice that far apart. Good luck, I am on cycle 4 as well!

Kim

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 08-04-2003 - 7:35pm
While it's possible to O twice in the same month, the eggs would be released within 24 hours of each other.

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Registered: 04-23-2003
Mon, 08-04-2003 - 7:44pm
Hi Jennie. According to TCOYF, temps alone cannot determine O. It's a combination of CM and temps. So theoretically, Oing twice would involve an "episode" of fertile CM, temp dip and rise of 3 days and then have it happen all over again before AF. But it is possible, as someone already said, that 2 eggs can be released within the same O day. I hope the next day or so gives you a clearer picture. Have you read Taking Charge of Your Fertility? It really helped me understand it all better. I also bought the accompanying software which I'm very happy with.

Good luck to you this cycle! And if there are indeed two eggs, I'm wishing twins on ya!

(((hugs)))

Jo

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Registered: 07-09-2003
Mon, 08-04-2003 - 10:45pm
Some recently published research (I lost the URL, but I know I read it on yahoo news, and several posters put the URL out on these boards) found that it IS possible to ovulate more than once in a month.

They studied 63 women with "regular" 28-day cycles. Each woman came in daily for a abdominal and vaginal ultrasounds (lucky them). These women also charted temps and took OPKs.

What they found was that 50 of the women followed the "norm" as published in TCOYF - LH surge, ovulation, temp spike, etc. etc. The other 13 women often ovulated MORE than once in a month... sometimes as much as 3 weeks apart. What was more puzzling to the doctors is the fact that one of the ovulations would happen contrary to temps and LH levels... sort of an "ovulation without symptoms."

The doctors say this may explain how they can assess different gestational ages for fraternal twins, as well as why FAM doesn't work for SOME women.


... of course, I would be plenty happy just to ovulate on my own once this year; if I could do it twice in a month I'd be ecstatic! =)

Tami
Mommy to Anna 7.7.04 & Ben 11.19.06