Ovulation Or Menstruation?

Ovulation Or Menstruation?

 

Good day Sir,
 Please my wife's ovulation does not flow very well and when we went  for a lab test she was said to have a scanty growth of E-coli isolated. I want to know what drugs will be suitable so as to know if it's the cause of her ovulation not flowing well.  Thanks.

Jerry Jaza, Ijebu-Ode

 

Dear Jerry,

Ovulation does not flow; it is menstruation that flows. All women of reproductory age ( that is before  menopause) bleed regularly every month (between 24 and 35 days --usually 28--) and that flow of blood lasting between 2 and 7 days (usually five) is what is called menstruation. Other names for this monthly flow of blood  are period and  menses. All these words are used interchangeably and they mean the same thing. These ten things are the common causes of menses that does not flow well. 1.too much prolactin; a hormonal disorder that can cause the breasts to be producing milk even when not pregnant or breastfeeding;  2.pregnancy - a times a woman is pregnant but does not know it yet; especially if she is afflicted with 3.low progesterone; another hormonal problem; 4.polycystic ovary syndrome; a complicated cause of scanty or no flow of periods which is also a major cause of infertility; 5.breastfeeding -most breastfeeding women have no menses or low flow; 6.weight challenges-either extreme low weight or obesity;7.stress-- maybe exams or some loss in the family, etc; 8.when thyroid gland function/production is low; 9.endometriosis-- another complicated cause of infertility; 10. the use of (usually hormonal)contraceptives. Where does all this blood/bleeding come from? It's from the womb of the woman which has been getting ready to host a visitor( the baby) and has prepared much stuff to care for the baby. When baby does not come (she never got pregnant) she throws out from the womb all the stuff she had prepared for the baby (that is the menstrual flow). Ovulation is a different thing entirely. The woman's egg is produced and is released once a month from the ovary (equivalent of the man's balls). The release of this egg is what is called ovulation and does not involve the flow of anything; so we don't talk of the flow of ovulation; we only talk of the flow of the woman's menses. Signs of ovulation include 1.It generally happens in the middle of her cycle(period of time from one menses to the other); 2. There is some heaviness of the breast; 3.There is some pain or discomfort in one side or both sides of the lower abdomen or pelvis; 4.There is a greater production of vaginal mucus 5.The vaginal mucus is much more  drawy/okro-like; 6.There may be some bleeding that accompanies ovulation which we call mid-cycle bleeding or mittelschmerz; 7; there will be temperature changes -- she feels hot or others cold  in an unnatural way; 8; she may feel bloated in the body or abdomen like she does during menses; 9; if she puts her long  finger inside herself; she will notice that her cervix or the mouth of her womb feels different in texture and 10 finally, she feels sexy; she wants to have sex. Medicines to use will depend on the particular cause of her problem. E. Coli is infection and the same laboratory that detected it will give a list of antibiotics that the doctor can choose to use to deal with it. Get more information from my blog www.mediamedix.blogspot.com

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