A 36-year-old member asked:
how long does ovulation take if you release more than one egg in one cycle?
3 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Bryan Treacy answered
Gynecology 35 years experience
Depends: It may last up to two weeks in my personal experience. I treated a woman with Clomiphene citrate once who carried twins that were exactly two weeks apart in size & gestational age status. I postulated that she had ovulated twice, two weeks apart, & conceived with both ovulations. This is called superfecundity & can occur spontaneously.
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Dr. PAUL EUN answered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 38 years experience
Not long: If you release more than one egg in one cycle, they will both be released (ovulation) simultaneously or very close together.
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Dr. Wayne Ingram answered
Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology
It varies: Simultaneous ovulation of two separate eggs can occur and be fertilized by two separate sperm and are known as fraternal twins two separate eggs can also be released days apart with the same result.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Should you release an egg every time you ovulate?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Philip Chenette answered
Fertility Medicine 38 years experience
Yes: Well, yes, by definition, ovulation is the release of an egg from the ovary.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
What to do if i heard that we ovulate so is that when we release a egg?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Gerard Honore answered
Fertility Medicine 29 years experience
Yes: That's exactly right.
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OH
A 16-year-old female asked:
If i don't cramp when i'm supposed to ovulate does this mean i don't release an egg?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Elise Sadoun answered
Family Medicine 14 years experience
No: Ovulation doesn't cause cramping in most people.
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Newport News, VA
A 20-year-old female asked:
What are ways that I can get myself to ovulatea and release an egg?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Raymond Schneider answered
Family Medicine 46 years experience
No: Ovulation has nothing really to do with your free will. It has to do with your hormonal balance in your general health.
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United Kingdom
A 30-year-old female asked:
Is it possible to ovulate but not release any eggs?
4 doctor answers • 9 doctors weighed in
Dr. Jeff Livingston answered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 22 years experience
No: The process of ovulation is the release of the egg. One ovulates when one releases an egg.
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