Some patients come to me and say, \”Doctor, I always don\’t want to eat for a few days every month. Do I have some disease?\” My daughter will also say to me on those days every month: \”Why do I feel so bad?\” I\’m almost becoming an immortal these days, but I don\’t want to eat anything? It\’s okay if I don\’t want to eat, I\’m still very energetic. Mom, what do you mean by saying this isn\’t the rhythm of becoming an immortal?\”
In fact, this is They are all manifestations of the ovulation period. A woman’s food intake during ovulation is the lowest in a menstrual cycle. This is a general rule in the animal kingdom. Because during these days, the most important thing for female animals is to find the opposite sex to mate, not to find food. As an advanced animal, humans have retained this instinct of reproduction in the animal kingdom during their own evolution. At the same time, in order to successfully attract the opposite sex, women during ovulation will become energetic and express themselves. As for humans, these days are the most beautiful and radiant times.
There is no doubt that ovulation is the best time for animals to reproduce, and the most typical symptom is high sexual desire. Women\’s sexual desire will be particularly strong during ovulation, which is a reflection of the body\’s signal that women hope to become pregnant. A female friend once complained to me, \”You said that after you have given birth to a child, you really want it during the critical period. It\’s embarrassing to talk about it.\” This is not a shameful thing, it is a normal law of nature. It\’s natural that libido decreases during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
In fact, although humans \”ovulate secretly\” compared to other mammals, there are still many signs of ovulation to be found: such as the conversion of appetite into sexual desire and abundant energy, and the internal some changes.
During ovulation, in order to allow sperm to pass more easily and increase the chance of successful pregnancy, a woman\’s vaginal mucus will become thinner. This is due to the higher concentration of estrogen produced during ovulation. Acts on the columnar epithelial cells of the cervix, causing them to secrete a large amount of leucorrhea. There have also been patients who came to me and suspected that they had vaginitis. In fact, there is a difference between increased secretions during ovulation and vaginitis, which will change with the change of women\’s menstrual cycle: before ovulation, women\’s vaginal secretions are less, sticky and opaque. As the ovulation period approaches, the vaginal secretions gradually increase and become thin and milky white. By the time of ovulation, the amount of vaginal secretions increases significantly and becomes watery, transparent and clear. The leucorrhea is clear, bright and abundant, like egg whites, more like those during a cold. With watery nasal discharge, women will feel that their vagina is moist and slippery. When wiping it with paper, there will be strips of egg white-like mucus, and stringing will occur, that is, the mucus is stretched into thread-like lengths. During this period, the leucorrhea went from being unable to be drawn and breaking as soon as it was pulled, to gradually lengthening until it could be drawn.to about 10 cm.
This increase in vaginal secretions in women generally lasts for 2 to 3 days, which is the time when women are most likely to become pregnant. However, as vaginal mucus becomes thinner, women\’s nasal mucus will also decrease, which increases the chance of bacteria invading the human circulatory system. Therefore, ovulation is also a time when women\’s resistance decreases. Leucorrhea does not remain constant during a menstrual cycle. Most of the time, leucorrhea is drier, thicker, and less abundant. On a certain day between two menstrual periods, this day is the ovulation period. However, 2 to 3 days after ovulation, the leucorrhea becomes turbid, sticky and small in quantity; before and after menstruation, due to pelvic congestion, vaginal mucosal exudates increase, and the leucorrhea often increases.
Speaking of this, I have to mention \”Billings Natural Contraception Method\”. Expectant mothers who are preparing for pregnancy can also use this method to determine the ovulation period: wipe the vaginal opening with toilet paper every night before going to bed (do not rub it into the vagina), and observe the transparency, amount, and stringiness of the mucus on the toilet paper (use a blank toilet paper to lightly The mucus on the toilet paper slowly stretches) and the feeling of the vulva (dry, wet or slippery) is recorded. The slippery feeling may last for 1 to 3 days. The last day of lubrication is called the \”peak mucus day\”. The peak mucus day generally occurs from 2 days before ovulation to 3 days after ovulation. This is the ovulation period, which is the period when you are most likely to get pregnant. After ovulation, under the action of progesterone, cervical mucus becomes turbid and sticky again, and the vulva gradually feels dry again. From this time to the dry period before menstruation next month and after menstruation to when mucus appears, these two stages are the periods of infertility.
Using the Billings method to measure ovulation is more accurate, but it is difficult to master. Clinically, it is only recommended to mothers preparing for pregnancy as an auxiliary judgment method.
In addition, it is also common for women to experience breast swelling and pain during ovulation. I believe that many young girls are deeply affected by this symptom. There are also many clinical cases of this kind. Some women even suspect that they have breast diseases and seek medical treatment. These girls all have a common experience, that is, sometimes their nipples become very sensitive. You may feel pain when your nipples are rubbed or squeezed while bathing or changing underwear. This is because the nipples and breast ducts are very sensitive to estrogen. Under the action of estrogen produced during ovulation, the nipples become larger, redder, darker, and feel very sensitive. At the same time, the breast ducts become thicker and larger. , become longer, push the nipple outward.
In fact, many women have breasts that are swollen, hard, and tender before menstruation. In severe cases, the breasts may become swollen, painful, and uncomfortable after a slight vibration or collision. The original granular or nodular feeling more obvious. This is caused by increased estrogen levels in the body before menstruation, breast hyperplasia, and edema of the tissue between the breasts.
After the menstrual period, the above changes disappear. However, the number of people with obvious symptoms is not large, and most of them are related to premenstrual syndrome. Therefore, if it is used to monitor ovulation, the accuracy is very low.
Except for physiological indicators, there is still no accurate conclusion on women’s behavior during ovulation. Some scientists believe that women are more attractive to the opposite sex and more radiant during ovulation; but some researchResearch shows that women only release sexual signals to their spouses during ovulation, but are more low-key and reserved in front of strangers of the opposite sex than during non-ovulation.
This article is provided by Baidu Reading. It is excerpted from \”Very Good Pregnancy: You Can Get Pregnant by Doing This\” Author: Yu Yue\’e