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A 34-year-old female asked:

I haven't seen cervical mucus during ovulation though i usually feel slight pain during ovulation. is it possible that i actually ovulate?

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Dr. Gerard Honore
Fertility Medicine 31 years experience
Regular periods: You can ovulate without having had a normal period beforehand, it's not possible to have a normal period (at least naturally) without having ovulated beforehand. Make sense? If you get spontaneous periods, you are 99% certain to be ovulating.
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