If you want to know when you are ovulating listen to your body’s whisperings. If you pay a close attention, you are likely to spot certain changes in your body.
Slight Abdominal Pain
One fifth of women can experience pain in the lower abdominal area during ovulation. The intensity of pain may vary. It could be a mild ache or cramps. A German word “mittelschmer †(means middle pain) is used to describe this pain. The duration of this pain may also vary from a few minutes to a few hours. Pay attention to this pain every month. This way you will be able to pinpoint this trend correctly.
Changes in Cervical Mucus
When your body experiences a surge in luteinizing hormone (LH), volume and texture of your mucus discharge changes. During ovulation volume of mucus increases and mucus becomes clear, slippery and stretchy. This particular type of texture helps the sperm to sail through its journey easily. It’s the nature’s way to ensure that at least one sperm reaches the egg.
Secretion of pheromones
When you are ovulating your body secretes pheromones. Men find the smell of pheromones quite sexy. During ovulation nature makes you more attractive to the opposite sex to accomplish the purpose of procreation. You might be quite unaware of pheromones but men are clearly not!
Taking care to look attractive
Humans don’t exhibit their courtship as brazenly as the animal world, but when you are ovulating, you take special care to dress and pay more attention to your looks and accessories. Unconsciously you do things that make you look hot and catch the attention of a male.
Socializing
You feel the need to socialize more, flirt more and feel a surge in sexual desire. If you are in a committed relationship, you crave for your partner sexually. You tend to go out, socialize with men, and be a bit more flirtatious while ovulating.
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