If you are trying to get pregnant, it is very important to be able to determine when your ovulation is taking place.
Your fertility days are the only time during a month when you can get pregnant.
Each woman can depend on various methods to determine ovulation.
Medicine has gone a long way, giving ladies a chance to determine their ovulation effortlessly.
Ovulation predictor kits (OPKs) are the best tool to achieve that.
Still, some women prefer depending on more natural methods or a combination of the two.
The human body is a miracle.
It gives indication of each process that is taking place.
Ovulation is no different.
Your body will provide you with sufficient information on your fertility days.
You will only have to learn how to read these signs.
Temperature Changes Basal body temperature (BBT) is one way to measure the changes taking place in the female body during ovulation.
Hormones regulate the manner in which the body functions.
Some hormones are known as hot, others - as cold.
Because of the prevalence of one hormone or another during different times of the month, basal body temperature changes.
BBT is the temperature measured immediately after you wake up.
It can be measured with a simple thermometer and no other equipment is needed.
The basal body temperature increases after ovulation because the amount of progesterone in the bloodstream gets higher.
The only problem with this method it that it provides you with information once the ovulation has taken place.
Other indicators could be a bit more useful, in case you are trying to get pregnant.
Cervical Mucus Cervical mucus, as its name suggests, is produced by the cervix.
This mucus changes during each stage of the menstrual cycle.
Many women are capable of spotting these modifications, in order to find out when their ovulation is taking place.
The vaginal secretion changes significantly slightly before and during your fertility days.
This change is typically observed three days before and a day after ovulation.
The secretion becomes more mucous and transparent.
The first change is the mere amount of secretion.
It increases before ovulation, in order to facilitate an eventual pregnancy.
Though this indicator is quite easy to notice, it may be misleading.
Ovulation is not the single reason for changes in vaginal secretion.
Some medical conditions could be leading to such unusual modifications.
Other Signs of Ovulation Other bodily expressions are known as secondary signs of ovulation.
The best way to use those is keeping a journal, in order to find out when such changes take place and what could be causing them.
Ovulation could be accompanied by breast pain and sensitivity.
The breasts appear to be swollen and very sensible to touch.
Pain in the lower abdominal region is another sign of ovulation.
This pain resembles menstrual pain or the unpleasant sensation that some women get as part of their PMS.
This symptom, however, is less common and useful only if recorded alongside other unusual bodily occurrences.
If you have a regular menstrual cycle, it would be easier to predict ovulation.
In the case of a 28-day cycle, ovulation takes place 14 days before menstrual bleeding.
It lasts a day or two.
The bodily signs can be used to confirm the fact that ovulation is taking place.