ovulation

The fact that it releases some progestin would make me suspect that ovulation is suppressed somewhat, but if you are still getting your period while on the Mirena, I would suggest that you are ovulating.

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This process is called ovulation, and it usually occurs about halfway through your cycle, but it can occur earlier or later.

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This process is called ovulation, and it usually occurs about halfway through your cycle, but it can occur earlier or later.

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010

Some animals release powerful scents when ready to mate, while others display skin color changes, but human ovulation is notoriously difficult to detect.

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And according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, most cases of female infertility are caused by problems with ovulation, which is typically marked by irregular or absent periods.

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During the menstrual cycle, an ovum is released from one of the ovaries (the release is called ovulation), and the uterus develops an inner lining enriched with blood to prepare it for the possible implantation of a zygote.

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BLAKEY: The babies were created through a process called ovulation induction.

CNN Transcript Jul 14, 2001 2001

Our brain sends out chemical messages to our ovaries, which in turn produce estrogen and progesterone on a fluctuating basis—estrogen governs the first half of the cycle, and then, after an egg has ripened and pushed its way out of the ovary in the process known as ovulation, progesterone governs the second half.

Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

Our brain sends out chemical messages to our ovaries, which in turn produce estrogen and progesterone on a fluctuating basis—estrogen governs the first half of the cycle, and then, after an egg has ripened and pushed its way out of the ovary in the process known as ovulation, progesterone governs the second half.

Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

It is noticeable that a slighter disturbance of normal conditions is needed to render digestion painful than to cause painful ovulation, that is, pain preceding the menstrual flow.

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