Baby planning time - Ovulation
OVULATION
Around the middle of your cycle, a ripe egg or ovum is
released from one of your
ovaries. This is called ovulation.
The
egg is released into the
fallopian tube and is stroked down its length by the
'fingers' which help to direct the egg down into the
tube.
At
the same time, the lining of your
womb begins to thicken and the mucus in the cervix becomes thinner so that sperm (if
you had intercourse) can swim through it more easily.
Ovulation is characterised by an increase in the levels of
a hormone called Luteinising Hormone produced by the brain
and responsible for the release of eggs from the ovary
every month (hormonal surge ) and a small increase in
temperature.
Once
released, your egg can survive upto 24 hours.
