Why is late ovulation?
Deviation from the generally accepted norm occurs for various reasons. In a small percentage of women, this condition is observed throughout life and is the norm for them.
In other cases, the long menstrual cycle, and, respectively, late ovulation, is due to hormonal abnormalities in the body or diseases of the reproductive and endocrine systems. The duration of the cycle can also be affected by stress, infectious diseases or climate change.
Pregnancy after late ovulation
So is pregnancy possible when ovulation is late and the cycle is very long? The answer will be positive if the couple has an active sex life and is not protected. But in order to surely "catch" the days when the probability of getting pregnant is the highest, you need to track ovulation for at least three cycles. This can be done by measuring the basal temperature , because the use of tests for ovulation may not be appropriate.
Late ovulation - when will the test show pregnancy?
In practice, women face such a problem when pregnancy is expected, but the tests show nothing. Why does this happen and when should they begin to do so as not to reassure themselves once again?
Usually ovulation occurs in such cases before menstruation, and the woman, not waiting for her, runs to the pharmacy for the test. But since the alleged fertilization occurred only a few days ago, the concentration of hCG is still so small that the test reagent simply does not feel it. Only after 2-3 weeks, when the implantation has already taken place, the level of the desired hormone will be sufficient to determine.
In some cases, when late ovulation was on the eve of menstruation, the pregnancy that has occurred is not a hindrance to menstruation and it passes as usual, or simply spotting is observed. In this situation, it is difficult to determine the time of conception and the duration of pregnancy.
The term of pregnancy with late ovulation
Often during pregnancy, which came from late ovulation, it is debatable to set a time limit. If the doctor did not observe the woman before and has no recorded data on late ovulation, then he sets the time limit, as in the usual twenty-eight-day cycle. Of course, when it is not about 28, but about 30-40 days, the difference with obstetric and real terms is significant. This affects the time a woman leaves for maternity leave and the expected time of delivery. According to the medical term, the pregnancy already lasts 41 weeks and, therefore, the woman needs hospitalization and, possibly, the stimulation of labor. In fact, the real term of 38-39 weeks and the baby is not yet ready for birth.
Optimal in this situation will be the passage of ultrasound diagnosis, when the parameters of the fetus and its maturity is set to the right time, which should be oriented. But even this can not always prove that the size of the fetus is normal. Sometimes in pregnancy from late ovulation diagnosed with delayed fetal growth.
Of course, with a normal cycle, a woman has fewer problems, but even if ovulation is very late and it is difficult to recognize pregnancy at the very beginning, it does not affect the woman's well-being, the baby's bearing and the process of delivery.