The moment of ovulation

Ovulation is when a mature egg is released from the follicle, pushed down the fallopian tube, and waits to be fertilized.

 

Normally, every month an egg matures within one of the ovaries. As it matures, the egg is released from the ovary, it then enters the fallopian tube where it waits for the sperm to fertilize it.

 

The lining of the uterus gets thickened to prepare for the fertilized egg. If no conception occurs, the uterine lining, as well as blood, is then shed. This is menstruation.

 

This is a real photo of the actual moment of the releasing of the egg from the ovary!

The Moment Of Ovulation

 

 

The egg released from the ovary into the fallopian tube will live for at least 12 hours (at most 24 hours), waiting to be fertilized. Most women know when they are ovulating. They feel mild (or more severe) pain in the lower abdomen, on the left or right, depending on which ovary is preparing to ovulate, and they may also see ovulation fluid.

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