Every month, one of your ovaries is meant to release an egg. When that happens rarely, unpredictably, or not at all, doctors call it ovulatory dysfunction. It is one of the most common reasons couples take longer to conceive, and it lies behind around one in four cases of infertility.
It is also one of the most treatable causes. Unlike a blocked tube or a severe sperm problem, the answer is often a tablet taken for five days, timed to your cycle, with scans to confirm it has worked.
Signs your ovulation may be irregular:
- Cycles regularly shorter than 21 days or longer than 35 days
- Fewer than eight periods a year
- Periods that stop for three months or more
- Cycle lengths that vary widely from month to month
A regular period usually means you are ovulating, but not always. If you have been trying for a year, or six months if you are 35 or older, we confirm ovulation with a test rather than assume it.
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