• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

Home / Resources / Getting Pregnant / Ovulation

Ovulation

Knowing when and how ovulation happens helps you track your fertile window and optimize your chances of pregnancy.

Irregular Periods

Irregular periods can be confusing and sometimes signal underlying health issues. Here's everything you need to know about this issue.

Close view of a woman holding up a period-tracking calendar. Fertility

How to Get Pregnant with Irregular Periods: Tracking and Fertility Tips

Medically Reviewed by: Monica Lee, MD, FACOG

Ovulation Testing

Ovulation testing takes the guesswork out of identifying your most fertile days. Use simple tools to time intercourse more accurately when trying to conceive.

Anxious woman staring down at a faint positive result on ovulation test. Ovulation

Faint Positive Line on an Ovulation Test: Are You Ovulating or Pregnant?

Medically Reviewed by: Monica Lee, MD, FACOG

Women looking at an ovulation test, trying to discern whether she has a positive result. Ovulation

What Does a Positive Ovulation Test Really Look Like? A Complete Guide

Medically Reviewed by: Monica Lee, MD, FACOG

Illustrated sperm swimming towards an ovulation test strip against a blue background. Ovulation

Can an Ovulation Test Detect If You’re Pregnant?

Medically Reviewed by: Monica Lee, MD, FACOG

Close view of an ovulation test strip. Ovulation

Ovulation Test Strips: What Are They and How They Work

Medically Reviewed by: Monica Lee, MD, FACOG

Symptoms

Your body often gives subtle signs when ovulation is approaching. Let's take a closer look at them.

Woman clutching her stomach as she suffers from ovulation bloating. Ovulation

Bloating During Ovulation: Causes, Timeline, and Treatment Tips

Medically Reviewed by: Barry Aron, MD

A woman wearing a white underwear sitting with her hand on her lap. Ovulation

Egg White Discharge: What It Means and What It Looks Like

Medically Reviewed by: Barry Aron, MD

Woman in bed recovering from ovulation-related fatigue. Ovulation

Ovulation Fatigue: Does Ovulation Make You Feel Tired?

Medically Reviewed by: Monica Lee, MD, FACOG

Woman in bed suffering from mild but uncomfortable ovulation symptoms. Ovulation

Ovulation Symptoms: Signs, Timing, & Tracking

Medically Reviewed by: Monica Lee, MD, FACOG

Understanding Your Cycle

Read thoroughly researched, expert-reviewed articles about how your cycle works to better plan for conception.

Women holding a printed 2D cutout of a female reproductive system. Ovulation

What Is Ovulation? Timeline, Symptoms, Pain, and Fertility

Medically Reviewed by: Barry Aron, MD

Woman who just finished ovulating drinking a cup of tea. Ovulation

7 Signs Ovulation Is Over: Egg Lifespan and Fertile Window

Medically Reviewed by: Barry Aron, MD

Woman looking at a positive result on an ovulation predictor kit. Ovulation

LH Surges and Peaks: When and How They Affect Ovulation

Medically Reviewed by: Ann Dobry, DO, FACOG, MSCP

Pink-white flowers on an underwear symbolizing ovulation discharge. Ovulation

How Your Cervical Mucus Changes with Ovulation

Medically Reviewed by: Barry Aron, MD

Woman in bed looking at her basal body temperature on a thermometer. Ovulation

Understanding the Basal Body Temperature (BBT) Method

Medically Reviewed by: Lisa Valle, DO, FACOG

Waxing gibbous moon, which might sync with a woman's menstrual cycle. Ovulation

Can the Moon Affect Your Menstrual Cycle?

Medically Reviewed by: Monica Lee, MD, FACOG

Here for you on your path to pregnancy

Glow helps you navigate your fertility journey with smart tools, personalized insights, and guidance from medical experts who understand what matters most.

Editorial StandardsAbout Glow

25+ million

Users

4.8 stars

200k+ app ratings

20+

Medical advisors

Several babies displayed in a honeycomb pattern wearing Glow shirts.

Get Glow

glow ovulation tracker app icon

Ovulation Tracker

glow ovulation tracker app screens

Your ultimate, free tool for tracking menstrual and ovulation cycles. Predict when you're fertile, track symptoms, and conceive faster.

Trusted by 25M+ women

4.7/5

Glow ovulation and period tracker QR code to download from app or play stores

Use your phone’s camera to scan and download the Glow app.

Available on iOS and Android devices.

Get FREE Ovulation & Period Tracker

Available on iOS and Android devices.

Latest Articles

Women holding a printed 2D cutout of a female reproductive system. Ovulation

What Is Ovulation? Timeline, Symptoms, Pain, and Fertility

Medically Reviewed by: Barry Aron, MD

Anxious woman staring down at a faint positive result on ovulation test. Ovulation

Faint Positive Line on an Ovulation Test: Are You Ovulating or Pregnant?

Medically Reviewed by: Monica Lee, MD, FACOG

Woman who just finished ovulating drinking a cup of tea. Ovulation

7 Signs Ovulation Is Over: Egg Lifespan and Fertile Window

Medically Reviewed by: Barry Aron, MD

Woman with PCOS checking an ovulation test while sitting next to her partner. Ovulation

How to Track Ovulation with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Medically Reviewed by: Barry Aron, MD

Woman clutching her stomach as she suffers from ovulation bloating. Ovulation

Bloating During Ovulation: Causes, Timeline, and Treatment Tips

Medically Reviewed by: Barry Aron, MD

Women looking at an ovulation test, trying to discern whether she has a positive result. Ovulation

What Does a Positive Ovulation Test Really Look Like? A Complete Guide

Medically Reviewed by: Monica Lee, MD, FACOG

Closeup of a positive ovulation test, which increases the chances of getting pregnant. Ovulation

What Are Your Chances of Pregnancy After Getting a Positive Ovulation Test?

Medically Reviewed by: Monica Lee, MD, FACOG

Woman looking at a positive result on an ovulation predictor kit. Ovulation

LH Surges and Peaks: When and How They Affect Ovulation

Medically Reviewed by: Ann Dobry, DO, FACOG, MSCP

Load More