mittelschmerz…

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female reproductive anatomy, ovulation pain, midcycle pain, mittelschmerz is one-sided lower-abdominal pain that occurs in women at, around the time of ovulation, 20% of women experience mittelschmerz, pain associated, ovulation, pain, occur, after ovulation, several explanations, the cause of this pain, prior to ovulation, follicle growth, stretch the surface, the ovary, causing pain, time of ovulation, fluid, blood is released, ruptured egg follicle, irritation, the abdominal lining, mittelschmerz felt on one side one month, switch, opposite side the next month, felt on the same side, several months in succession, pain is not harmful, does not signify, in fact, women who feel this pain at an advantage, planning, trying to avoid pregnancy, a woman, likely to, become pregnant, ovulation, on the day of ovulation, after ovulation, birth control methods that rely solely on predicting ovulation, far from completely reliable, lower-abdominal pain that, one-sided, recurrent, similar pain in past, lasting minutes to a few hours, extend, 24-48 hours, sharp, cramping, distinctive pain, severe, rare, switch sides from month to month, one episode to another, begins midway, the menstrual cycle, a pelvic examination shows no abnormalities, diagnostic procedures, an abdominal ultrasound, performed to rule out other causes, ovarian pain, ovulatory pain is prolonged, no treatment, pain relievers, analgesics, needed in cases of prolonged, intense pain, outcome is expected to be excellent, no complications, midcycle ovulation pain seems to change, become unusually prolonged, hormonal forms of contraception, prevent ovulation, ovulatory pain, but otherwise, no known prevention.