What are Ovulation Pains?
Another common fertility sign is mittelschmerz. A german word that translates as “middle pain”, mittelschmerz is a pain on one side of your lower abdominal area. Mittelschmerz can take place before, during, or after ovulation and the pain may last a short time (seconds) or as long as an hour or more. Not all women experience these mid cycle pains. However, if you are fertility charting, do leave a space open on your chart for mittelschmerz as a common natural fertility symptom (or indicator). What are the key method to predict ovulation? Basal Body Temperature: BBT charting (or the basal body temperature method) requires you to track and record your resting temperature each day before you get out of bed. Temperature rises are caused by the sudden increase of the hormone progesterone right after you ovulate. When ovulation takes place, your body temperature will typically increase about 0.4F and 0.8F. The underlying physiological reason for the temperature increase is the creation of a
