Desire to have children: What you should know about middle pain

When the desire to have children is great, many women only really and specifically think about their own cycle. It is good at any time in life to be able to interpret the signs of your own body. Not only when the desire for a baby increases.

In some cases, you don't need much observation to know which phase of your cycle you are in. This is what mood swings, food cravings or...for example, at the end of a cycle and thus the new period. Some women experience increased desire for sex around ovulation.

Middle pain can occur around the eighth to twelfth day after the start of the last period. It manifests itself as a pulling or slight stabbing sensation on the right or left side of the abdomen or in the back.

Since ovulation sometimes takes place in the left and sometimes in the right ovary, the middle pain is sometimes felt on the right side and in another cycle on the left side. It is somewhat linked to ovulation, but is not a clear indicator of ovulation. Middle pain can occur before, during and after ovulation. This also means that middle pain cannot be equated with ovulation. It's not ovulation itself that hurts, even though many people believe it is.

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The duration of middle pain also varies. It can occur for a few minutes or for several days. It can also be accompanied by ovulation bleeding, a small, spotting-like bleeding.

Middle pain also does not occur regularly. Sometimes they are clearly noticeable, but not in one or more subsequent cycles.

As individual as the duration of middle pain is, so is its expression. For some women it is a vague pulling or slight pressure in the lower abdomen, for others it is a short or long stabbing pain and others have real cramps in the lower abdomen.

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Where Middle Pain comes from, or what the underlying cause is, has not yet been scientifically clarified. One theory is that the rupture of the follicle, also known as the follicle, in which an egg has matured, could trigger the pain. Because this happens with relatively great pressure. Where the Egg JUMP probably gets its name from.

Another theory assumes that a fluid contained in the follicle could be responsible for the middle pain if it escapes and irritates the peritoneum. And scientists suspect that another cause of middle pain is that slight contractions of the fallopian tube could trigger it.

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Since it cannot be clearly explained what exactly triggers middle pain, it is the ovulation itself (during ovulation), a bulging follicle (before ovulation), the fluid escaping from the follicle (after ovulation), but also contractions of the Fallopian tubes can be, the middle pain is not a particularly reliable indicator for calculating fertile days.

If you want to make your dream of having children a reality, you should rely on various cycle observations. Especially since Mittelschrei is only noticed by every third to fourth woman. Fertile days can be determined more clearly if, for example, you regularly measure and record your basal temperature. If you combine that with the observation of theand (if present) the onset of middle pain, you can determine your fertile days quite accurately.

The absence of middle pain is also not a warning signal. Only 20% of all women even notice the pulling sensation in the middle of the cycle. If it is missing, it is not an indication of lack of ovulation or infertility.

Important NOTE:The content of this article is for informational purposes only and does not replace a diagnosis from a doctor. If you have any uncertainties, urgent questions or complaints, you should contact your doctor.