What is an ovulation bleeding?
An ovulation bleeding is a bleeding that occurs due to a small tear in the tissue of the ovary during ovulation. In most cases, however, this bleeding is so small that women do not notice it. The smallest amounts of blood are absorbed by the surrounding tissue and cells before they can be seen vaginally. If it is stronger than expected, women notice it about two weeks after their normal menstrual period. However, its intensity is much less intense.
Cause
The cause of the ovulation bleeding is a tissue injury of the ovary. In every woman’s cycle, one egg matures until ovulation. This means that every month an egg is selected by the body and grows with its surrounding structures until it is finally released.
The increase in volume causes parts of the ovarian tissue in which the egg cell matures to be displaced. Visually, this process causes the tissue to stretch over the growing egg and thin out. If the pressure is great enough and the sex hormones additionally cause the tissue to loosen from the ovary, the now only thin layer over the egg tears.
The egg cell has therefore “cracked”. This process is completely natural. However, it still means an injury to the ovary.
As with a normal wound on the skin, the defect bleeds and goes through all stages of wound healing. It should be remembered that the human egg cell is so small that it can only just be seen with the human eye. The wound is therefore to be considered relatively small and also rather superficial.
When does ovulation occur?
Theoretically, ovulation occurs 14 days after the menstrual bleeding. This is due to the fact that a woman’s cycle averages 28 days and that ovulation occurs around the middle of the fourteenth day. However, the length of the cycle can vary from woman to woman, so half of the days between two menstrual periods should be taken as a guideline.
It is very important to know that an ovulation is not a woman’s normal menstrual period. Menstrual bleeding is noticeable once a month by a noticeable vaginal bleeding that lasts for days. It is an abortion bleeding that causes the mucous membrane of the uterus to bleed because pregnancy has not occurred.
An ovulation bleeding as a result of ovulation is to be seen as a prerequisite for a possible pregnancy. It usually goes unnoticed because the little blood is absorbed by the surrounding tissue and the cells it contains. However, if it does manifest itself through vaginal bleeding, it resembles spotting with a very low intensity.
Women who are not of childbearing age do not ovulate. The ovulation bleeding always takes place after ovulation. If no egg is released from the ovary, there is no small tear in the tissue of the ovary.
Consequently, there is no ovulation bleeding. The temporal sequence is therefore precisely defined. However, as already mentioned, in most cases the bleeding is so small that it is not noticed by those affected.
From a medical point of view, there is always an ovulation bleeding, since there is a small injury to the ovary at each ovulation. However, how strong the bleeding is depends on the structure of the ovary and the egg. In most cases, it is so small that it is not noticed by women. If at all, it manifests itself in a one-day spotting. You can find more information here: Schmierblutungen