Understanding Your Cycle
How to Tell When You Are Ovulating
By Patty Malowney
Learning more about the ovulation cycle can help you pinpoint when it is happening.
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Implantation Bleeding Statistics
By Teresa Redmond
Some women experience bleeding when the fertilized egg implants into the uterus. We have created the chart below to help establish some statistics on how many women have implantation bleeding and when implantation bleeding typically occurs. This is based off of emails submissions collected from Justmommies
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11 Reasons for a Late Period
By Patty Malowney
You were expecting your monthly visitor, your Aunt Flo, your little friend, or whatever you like to call her, but she hasn’t arrived. Besides the obvious reason for a late period, what could be causing your period to be late? There are plenty of reasons why your period might be delayed that do not
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Ovulation Symptoms: Top 10 Signs of High Fertility
By Patty Malowney
When a woman ovulates, hormonal changes take places that cause a number of physical symptoms. By paying
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Can You Get Pregnant During Your Period?
By JustMommies staff
Yes you can get pregnant during your period, but your chances of getting pregnant during your period are slim. The best time for a woman to get pregnant is around the middle of her cycle, close to ovulation. For the average woman this is around cycle day 12 to 16. However, it is possible to get pregnant
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Ovulation Pain
By Patty Malowney
If you aren't used to noticing it, learn more here about ovulation pain.
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Can You Ovulate Twice in One Cycle?
By Patty Malowney
Just a hint: it is pretty much impossible to ovulate twice in one cycle.
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Ovulation Spotting
By JustMommies staff
If you are trying to get pregnant you may want to look for some physical signs of ovulation. Some signs of ovulation include increased cervical mucous, cramping on one side, or breast tenderness. Some women will notice light spotting around the time of ovulation. This light spotting is known as ovulation
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What is the corpus luteum?
By JustMommies staff
The corpus luteum, which means yellow body in Latin, is what is left of the follicle after a woman ovulates. During the follicular phase of a woman’s cycle, several follicles develop under the influence of FSH (follicle stimulating hormone). Each follicle contains an egg. In a typical cycle only one
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