Reply With QuoteMy understanding is that ovulation is followed by a period (unless pregnancy occurs), but periods do not always follow ovulation as we can fail to ovulate any month for a number of reasons.
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AF and Ovulation
looooooooooooooooooong story short, I was speaking with a Dr recently, and she said to me that you O every time you have a period.
is it that simple?
that wasn't my understanding ...
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My understanding is that ovulation is followed by a period (unless pregnancy occurs), but periods do not always follow ovulation as we can fail to ovulate any month for a number of reasons.
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Nope. S/he is an idiot.
You can absolutely, definitely, 100% have a period without ovulating.
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^^ What n2l said - I have annovulatory cycles (no egg released) all the time (hence the reason the long time between children) but still eventually get af
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Yep, what n2l and rhichichi have said. Saw an ob/gyn last month and she said you can definitely get a period without ovulating. As far as I know, the lining of your uterus breaks down after a certain time (if you don't ovulate) so you get AF.
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that's what I thought ... thanks all!
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