Ovulation fact 1: What happens when you ovulate?

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Every month your body prepares itself for a pregnancy, so each month you release an egg from your ovum. This usually happens mid-cycle, about 14 days into your cycle, but cycles do vary. The release of eggs usually alternates, with one of your ovaries releasing an egg one month and the other the next and the egg then travels down your fallopian tube to the womb. This isn't always the case but often women do follow this pattern. If it isn't fertilised by a sperm it's then shed with your womb lining during your period.

By Julia Shaw

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kristy, 7 months

I ve got 2 boys 9 and ten and im 33 i paid privately for sterilazation reversal last march 08. they told me only 1 tube was working the other blocked and the op didnt work.(4.500)down the drain!! then in nov 08 i was pregnant miracle i was at high risk for atopic pregnancy cos of my surgyry had about 6 scans blood test everything was fine then went for my 12 week scan and guess what my baby heart beat had stopped how cruel mother nature can be i had a funeral for my baby boy we named sammi.now been 3 months and im not pregnant yet everyone seems to of forget the baby i was carrying and it hurts so much im surrounded by babies 24/7 i dont have anyone to talk to about this and no support and i feel im going mad if anyone knows how im feeling i cant wait to hear

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BB, 11 months

It is not true that your ovaries "take it in turns to release an egg". There is no set pattern for the release. I think that this information should have been researched and should now be altered. Especially for those women who may only have one ovary intact.

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