12/03/2026
Did you know that just because you have a monthly bleed, it doesn’t mean you have ovulated. A period without ovulating is called an anovulatory cycle.
Ovulation 🥚 is a big indicator of health and it isn’t just about making babies. It is how progesterone and other hormones are produced and many things can effect ovulation.
It takes 100 days for a follicle to mature - within this 100 day period if you have experienced high levels of stress 😬(emotional, mental or physical), have significantly under-eaten 🥘(particularly carbohydrates), experienced nutrient deficiencies 🦪 or have been on hormone birth control 💊 , you’re unlikely to have ovulated.
Perimenopause is a life stage where ovulation becomes more irregular.
And PCOS is another condition which can lead to ovulation issues which I’ll talk about in another post.
So why is it important?
Monthly ovulation and hormone production is important for regulating the immune system 🤒, reducing inflammation🦵🏼, promoting cardiovascular health 🫀, supporting the thyroid 🦋, brain 🧠, bones 🦴and breasts 🍈.
One way to monitor if you’ve ovulated is to track your basal temperature in the morning, you’ll see a slight increase in temperature during ovulation and the luteal phase. Another way is to look for egg white discharge.
There are different ways to support ovulation, this depends on what is driving your hormonal issues in the first place.
Reach out to a qualified health practitioner like myself if you need extra support with your hormones.
