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An egg lives 12-24 hours after leaving the ovary |
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Normally only one egg is released each time of ovulation |
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Ovulation can be affected by stress, illness or disruption of normal routines |
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Some women may experience some light blood spotting during ovulation |
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Implantation of a fertilized egg normally takes place 6-12 days after ovulation |
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Each woman is born with millions of immature eggs that are awaiting ovulation to begin. Every baby girl is born with all her eggs intact in her ovaries, around 300,000 to 400,000. When she reaches puberty an egg will be released each month |
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The quantity and quality of your eggs decline with age. Women in their 20s generally have good quality eggs, but after 35 years the quality decreases |
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A menstrual period can occur even if ovulation has not occurred |
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Ovulation can occur even if a menstrual period has not occurred |
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Some women can feel a bit of pain or aching near the ovaries during ovulation called mittelschmerz, which means "middle pain" in German |
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If an egg is not fertilized, it disintegrates and is absorbed into the uterine lining |
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4 out of 10 healthy couples in their thirties will take more than 12 months to conceive |