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nounthe expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle)Opposite:type of:
Definition that contains ovulation
- pill a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
- rhythm natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)
- lh a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals
- clomiphene a fertility drug (trade name Clomid) that is used to stimulate ovulation and that has been associated with multiple births
- mittelschmerz pain in the area of the ovary that is felt at the time of ovulation (usually midway through the menstrual cycle)
- ovulation method natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus; ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery
- fertile phase the time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation)
- basal body temperature method of family planning natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation
- rhythm method of birth control natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)
- interstitial cell-stimulating hormone a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals