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Does Ovulation Occur In Every Menstrual Cycle?
Question: If you have a period does it mean you ovulated?
Brief Answer:
Most common yes
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear and thanks for your query.
Having periods every month most common means that female ovulate.
But sometimes periods (not true periods) can be even if ovulation haven't occur, this is called anovulatory cycle.
Usually it occur when the cycle is irregular,missed or have false periods.
Hence if you have regular cycle, you ovulate.
But to be sure that you ovulate you can track it by using some methods:
Body temperature
Vaginal discharge
Ovulation kits
All the best
Most common yes
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear and thanks for your query.
Having periods every month most common means that female ovulate.
But sometimes periods (not true periods) can be even if ovulation haven't occur, this is called anovulatory cycle.
Usually it occur when the cycle is irregular,missed or have false periods.
Hence if you have regular cycle, you ovulate.
But to be sure that you ovulate you can track it by using some methods:
Body temperature
Vaginal discharge
Ovulation kits
All the best
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Neel Kudchadkar
Answered by
Dr. Vjollce Mbiarra
OBGYN, Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Practicing since :2006
Answered : 1572 Questions
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