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I'm ovulating so why do i have uterine cramps?

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Dr. Gerard Honore answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Mittlescherz: Its probably not uterine cramping, but 'mittleschmerz' which many women feel around ovulation.

Answered 4/6/2013

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