Ovulation

When your doctor determines you're not ovulating normally, fertility drugs can help. The most common choice is clomiphene citrate, better known by the brand names Clomid and Serophene. This drug is relatively inexpensive and effective. About half of women who take clomiphene will get pregnant, usually within three cycles. By causing the release of more than one egg at a time, Clomid increases the chances of multiple births.

FACTS ABOUT OVULATION

· An egg lives 12-24 hours after leaving the ovary
· Normally only one egg is released each time of ovulation
· Ovulation can be affected by stress, illness or disruption of normal routines
· Some women may experience some light blood spotting during ovulation
· Implantation of a fertilized egg normally takes place 6-12 days after ovulation
· Each woman is born with millions of immature eggs that are awaiting ovulation to begin
· A menstrual period can occur even if ovulation has not occurred
· Ovulation can occur even if a menstrual period has not occurred
· Some women can feel a bit of pain or aching near the ovaries during ovulation called mittelschmerz, which means "middle pain" in German
· If an egg is not fertilized, it disintegrates and is absorbed into the uterine lining.