How to tell if you're ovulating

Many menstrual irregularities are caused by the absence of ovulation, menstrual disorders, and the absence of normal periodicity. When diagnosing and treating, doctors need to determine whether the patient has ovulation, which is related to the choice of follow-up treatment. The following methods can roughly determine whether a woman has ovulation.

Basal body temperature monitoring

The night before, keep the thermometer within reach. When I woke up the next morning, I didn't speak or get up, I picked up the thermometer I had prepared and started taking my temperature. After ovulation, the body temperature rises compared to before ovulation.

This needs to be done consistently, recording the daily body temperature and drawing charts, connecting the dots into lines, and comparing before and after to find subtle changes. The disadvantage of this method is that the basal body temperature is not only affected by a variety of factors, but also that ovulation is already achieved when the body temperature rises. At this time, it is somewhat too late to have sex again.

Ovulation test strips

Ovulation generally occurs about 14 days before the next menstrual period, if the woman's menstrual period is regular, you can calculate forward according to the time of the next menstrual period, predict the day of ovulation, and then start using ovulation test strips 2 days in advance. Prior to ovulation, luteinizing hormone (LH) levels continue to rise, eventually peaking. At this time, the concentration of LH in the urine is relatively high, and the test strip is used, and it will be positive. Intercourse when you see a strong positive can increase the probability of conception.

For women who have irregular menstruation, in order to avoid missing ovulation, it is necessary to start measuring on the 9th ~ 10th day of menstruation. When the reaction color gradually increases, it is better to test more frequently, and it is best to test every 8~12 hours.

B-ultrasound ovulation monitoring

When the follicle grows to about 12 mm in diameter and becomes the dominant follicle, it begins to grow rapidly. When the diameter reaches 18~20 mm, it becomes a mature follicle, which indicates that ovulation will occur within 24 hours. After ovulation, the follicles disappear. Therefore, those with regular menstruation can be monitored from the 10th ~ 12th day of the cycle, and irregular patients can be monitored from the increase of leucorrhoea, and the monitoring interval is shortened as the follicles increase day by day. The accuracy of this method is the highest, but the disadvantage is that you need to go to the hospital frequently.