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ovulate Definition

ovu·late (ävyə lāt′, ōvyə-)

intransitive verb -·lat′ed, -·lat′·ing

to produce and discharge an ovum or ova from an ovary

Etymology: back-form. < ovulation

ovulate Usage Examples

Object

  • month: I am like you and don't know whether it is normal not to ovulate seeing as before my miscarriage I ovulated every month.
  • wife: Ashton Kutcher reportedly jetted across the US to visit ovulating wife Demi Moore - in a bid to get her pregnant.
  • woman: Even with a " textbook " 28-day cycle, it is not necessarily the case that a woman ovulated on day 14.

Preposition: during

  • cycle: Women ovulate once during each menstrual cycle and this is trigged by a release of Luteinising Hormone ( LH surge ).

Modifying Another Word

  • not: In a preliminary trial, women who did not ovulate were treated with acupuncture 30 times over three months.
  • n't: Some clinics seem to prescribe C for 3 months, then if you hav n't ovulated, move you on to another treatment.
  • normally: Women with PCOS also may have high levels of testosterone and do not ovulate normally.
  • regularly: Use of Ovarian Stimulation Some women do not ovulate regularly.
  • once: Women ovulate once during each menstrual cycle and this is trigged by a release of Luteinising Hormone ( LH surge ).
  • still: These effects lasted for many years; after 18-20 years, two thirds of the women were still ovulating.

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