Pain during ovulation is called Mittelschmerz - literally, "middle pain".
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Sometimes Mittelschmerz is experienced as a short, sharp burst of pain. When this happens, it's because the ovarian follicle doesn't come with a handy escape hatch for the egg. Instead, the egg just fucking bursts out of there like the Kool-Aid man.
Pain from the egg bursting out is pretty short-lived, though can be quite intense. Sometimes you might experience the pain as definitively to one side or the other, depending on which ovary.
And sometimes Mittelschmerz is experienced more as a duller pain that goes on for a few hours. You might imagine that the egg just whizzes down the uterine tube like a helter-skelter. This is not, in fact, how it works. The tube squeezes that egg down like a tube of toothpaste.
It's this squeezing action (peristalsis) which might be experienced as the dull, aching pain around ovulation.
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And sometimes Mittelschmerz is experienced more as a duller pain that goes on for a few hours. You might imagine that the egg just whizzes down the uterine tube like a helter-skelter. This is not, in fact, how it works. The tube squeezes that egg down like a tube of toothpaste.
It's this squeezing action (peristalsis) which might be experienced as the dull, aching pain around ovulation.
If we look at a real ovary and tube, we can see some signs of all this action going on. First, if we look at the surface of the ovary (the rounded, paler part), we can see little scars all over the surface. Each little scar is caused by an egg bursting out of there.
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If we look at a real ovary and tube, we can see some signs of all this action going on. First, if we look at the surface of the ovary (the rounded, paler part), we can see little scars all over the surface. Each little scar is caused by an egg bursting out of there.
We can also see in the photo that the uterine tube isn't just a chute-like, simple tube. It's quite muscular. And those muscles are important for squeezing the egg along the tube!
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We can also see in the photo that the uterine tube isn't just a chute-like, simple tube. It's quite muscular. And those muscles are important for squeezing the egg along the tube!
The preserved organs in the photo are on display at the Vagina Museum. They are on long-term loan from a 30 year old trans man who had a gender-affirming hysterectomy. You can examine the organs from all angles here at the Vagina Museum - start planning your visit! https://www.vaginamuseum.co.uk/visit
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And sometimes Mittelschmerz is experienced more as a duller pain that goes on for a few hours. You might imagine that the egg just whizzes down the uterine tube like a helter-skelter. This is not, in fact, how it works. The tube squeezes that egg down like a tube of toothpaste.
It's this squeezing action (peristalsis) which might be experienced as the dull, aching pain around ovulation.
@vagina_museum I will definitely use "Mittelschmerz" for the name of a villain in a future book.
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The preserved organs in the photo are on display at the Vagina Museum. They are on long-term loan from a 30 year old trans man who had a gender-affirming hysterectomy. You can examine the organs from all angles here at the Vagina Museum - start planning your visit! https://www.vaginamuseum.co.uk/visit
@vagina_museum OK, that is extremely badass. "I don't need this anymore, would you like it?"
Hi5 to him!
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If we look at a real ovary and tube, we can see some signs of all this action going on. First, if we look at the surface of the ovary (the rounded, paler part), we can see little scars all over the surface. Each little scar is caused by an egg bursting out of there.
@vagina_museum this is bullshit. Someone should redesign this. Worst part of the human design. It shouldn't be nearly that dramatic just to lay an absolutely microscopic egg. 0/10 for the yeeterus.
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We can also see in the photo that the uterine tube isn't just a chute-like, simple tube. It's quite muscular. And those muscles are important for squeezing the egg along the tube!
@vagina_museum Thank you for this explanation... I have PCOS and to this day I feel like I don't "understand" ovulation, and then some months it's excruciating cramps ahoy! Really fun! Not.
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@vagina_museum this is bullshit. Someone should redesign this. Worst part of the human design. It shouldn't be nearly that dramatic just to lay an absolutely microscopic egg. 0/10 for the yeeterus.
@old_angry_queer @vagina_museum Real 5 PM on a friday design quality
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The preserved organs in the photo are on display at the Vagina Museum. They are on long-term loan from a 30 year old trans man who had a gender-affirming hysterectomy. You can examine the organs from all angles here at the Vagina Museum - start planning your visit! https://www.vaginamuseum.co.uk/visit
@vagina_museum
Ah, didn't know that stab to the side had a name! -
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