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- $Title{Is Pain From Monthly Ovulation Normal?}
- $Subject{periods pain mittelschmerz genitourinary system abdomen menstrual
- monthly ovulation ovary egg separation separates ovaries period pains
- abdominal menstruation menstruate menstruated month months ovulate eggs
- separate}
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- The Menstrual Cycle*0009101.scf}
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- Is Pain From Monthly Ovulation Normal?
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- QUESTION: As a forty year old woman, I encounter a burning pain, severe at
- times, in the right lower abdomen for one to three days, occurring halfway
- between my menstrual periods each and every month. Three different doctors
- have found nothing wrong, and all said the pain is from monthly ovulation and
- is normal. I find this hard to believe. I would certainly appreciate any
- comment you can offer on this condition.
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- ANSWER: With very few exceptions you offer a classical history of a patient
- suffering with a condition known as "mittelschmerz". This word from the
- German describes a "middle pain" or pain that arrives each month at the time
- of ovulation. In almost all women, ovulation occurs 14 days before the onset
- of the next period, and for women with a 28 day cycle, ovulation occurs at
- exactly the mid point of their "menstrual month". During ovulation, when the
- mature egg separates from the ovary to begin its journey through the fallopian
- tubes to the uterus, the ovary may bleed at the point of egg separation.
- Though an insignificant amount of blood escapes, it can fall on sensitive
- tissues nearby, where an inflammatory reaction produces the pain. It is
- normal, in your case, and may be controlled by using an antiinflammatory
- analgesic such as ibuprofen.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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