How do you tell if your ovulated?

Answer 1

Some women feel it quite clearly (symptoms are similar to PMS: cramps, sensitive breasts etc.) other won't feel it at all. If you want to be absolutely sure you should take ovulation tests around the days you expect your ovulation to arrive (on average the 14th day of your cycle).

Answer 2

Ovulation occurs two weeks before menstruation - so ovulation doesn't always happen on day 14 of a womans menstrual cycle, but it does always occur 14 days before menstruation. To determine when she ovulates women can use ovulation testing kits, electronic devices such as Persona or Ladycomp, cycle beads, or the most effective method is to use Fertility Awareness Method (FAM).

Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) - a woman notes her primary fertility signs daily to determine when she is fertile or not.

Primary fertility signs;

Change in temperature - increases at least one-tenth of a degree at ovulation.

Cervical position - softens, rises and opens around ovulation.

Cervical mucus - egg-white type mucus leading up to ovulation.

Basically hormonal changes effect the whole body but in areas in particular the cervix will soften and open, mucus that normally plugs-up the cervical o will soften and turn into this gooey egg-white mucus that has a different pH to the vagina to help sperm survive and have a ferning to help sperm climb up through the cervical opening. This mucus is fairly easy to detect as it makes women feel wetter, toilet paper glides over genitals more easily, and if you get it between your thumb and forefinger it stretches.

Secondary fertility signs;

Ovulation pains - slight stabbing in the area of the ovary.

Ovulation bleeding - spotting due to hormonal changes.

Groin lymph node - swells on whatever side a woman ovulates.

Women may be able to spot both primary and secondary fertility signs which are a good indication she is close to ovulation, different women also get different secondary signs...some may feel more aroused during ovulation, some may experience breast tenderness around ovulation, moods or mental states may change closer to ovulation, etc. so different women may know based on different changes to their bodies. Without something like FAM they can't know for absolutely sure when exactly they are ovulating, but women can make an educated guess by listening to their bodies.