Sanaz Ghazal, MD, FACOG, is a double board-certified fertility specialist and the founder and medical director of the innovative fertility clinic RISE Fertility. At RISE Fertility, Dr. Ghazal ...

For a long time, scientists thought that human women had concealed ovulation and menstrual cycles — in other words, that nobody (aside from ourselves and the people we buy our tampons from) could tell ...

Ovulation refers to the release of an egg from an ovary. It usually happens around 12–16 days before the next period. Some people may feel pain in their lower abdomen at this time, and a person’s ...

For years, health and fitness experts have encouraged those who menstruate to ‘cycle sync’ their workouts to their menstrual cycle. According to the theory, adjusting your exercise style and intensity ...

Whether you're trying to get pregnant or are actively trying to avoid it, tracking your ovulation is important. Being able to pinpoint the dates of that short window of time when your ovaries release ...

You may experience mild cramps or pain around the time of ovulation. This pain is medically known as mittelschmerz. Mittelschmerz is a German word meaning “middle pain.” Not every woman will have ...