{"id":50810,"date":"2022-10-05T18:06:07","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T16:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juanacrespo.es\/?p=50810"},"modified":"2022-11-28T13:28:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T11:28:51","slug":"how-to-get-pregnant-in-case-of-anovulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.old.juanacrespo.es\/en\/how-to-get-pregnant-in-case-of-anovulation\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO GET PREGNANT IN CASE OF ANOVULATION"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anovulation or absence of ovulation is one of the most frequent causes of female infertility.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is estimated that around 35% of women suffer some type of anovulation, either chronically or transiently, throughout their fertile life, which does not always reduce their chances of becoming pregnant.<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, anovulation and pregnancy are not always incompatible: depending on its origin, lack of ovulation can be corrected by adopting healthier lifestyle habits (weight control, stress reduction, etc.), by taking medication (in women with polycystic ovaries or with hormonal and thyroid problems) or by surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n

Women who do not ovulate and want to become pregnant can also resort to other assisted reproduction treatments.<\/span><\/p>\n

What happens when a woman does not ovulate?<\/span>
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During the normal menstrual cycle, a woman’s ovaries release a mature egg.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, sometimes the ovary is unable to release the egg.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is known as an “anovulatory cycle”, i.e. a menstrual cycle characterized by the absence of ovulation, and thus the inability to achieve pregnancy during this period.<\/span><\/p>\n

Explaining what happens when a woman does not ovulate is quite complicated, since the origin of this disorder can be very varied.<\/span><\/p>\n

Its diagnosis is not simple either: it is true that the lack of menstruation (amenorrhea) and irregular menstrual cycles (less than 21 days and more than 35 days), in addition to the absence of elastic and abundant cervical mucus, typical of fertile days, are symptoms that can alert us to this problem, although it can go unnoticed until the moment when the patient is looking for a pregnancy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Main tests to confirm anovulation<\/span><\/h3>\n
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  1. Do an ovulation test.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Perform a blood test to measure the levels of sex hormones that regulate the ovulatory cycle, especially progesterone and HCG hormone. In the follicular phase (days 3-5), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels, prolactin, thyroid hormones and estradiol are also measured.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Do a pelvic exam and ultrasound to detect possible physiological problems in the ovaries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Causes of Anovulation<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Regarding its causes, the WHO distinguishes three types of anovulation:<\/span><\/p>\n

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