Causes of Late Ovulation

Do you have irregular menstruations? The next menstrual cycle can be longer from the previous one. It happens sometimes, showing the delayed ovulation. The calendar method becomes less helpful. That is why you are recommended to use other methods to confirm the track of ovulation. You need to pay attention to the fertility awareness by routinely checking the basal temperature, LH level and cervical mucus changes.

The commonly used tool to test the LH surge, a sign of ovulation to come, is ovulation test strip. It is a practical home kit you can get from local drugstores at reasonably low price. Mostly, women ovulate once a month. However, there are also some that experience the delayed ovulation. It can be caused of some factors like the following:

• Breastfeeding

Late ovulation possibly happens during the first six months of breastfeeding. It is caused more by the serious sift of hormones. Some new moms can ovulate normally while others may not experience it at all.

• Hormonal shifts

The imbalance level of hormones is usually caused by the weight whether it is under or over. 

• Medications

A woman’s hormones can be affected by some prescription medications. It is a part of the side effects that must be learned in advance before taking the pills. Talk to your doctor first about any concern and question related to your plan to conceive.

Conceiving only happen if you ovulate and the ovum is successfully fertilized by the sperm. The normal ovulation will occur once a month on a woman who is not pregnant. To make sure that you do not miss this golden moment where conception has the wide chance to happen, you need to routinely check your body. The fertility awareness can tell you the time. Use ovutest test strip to check the LH surge and thermometer to track the basal body temperature change.