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Unfortunately, ovulation differs from woman to woman. The myth that a woman ovulates on her 14th day is not true. The timing of ovulation is complex and can take some studying of your body and your cycles to figure out. A combination of methods, such as studying cervical fluid, taking your temperature, and tracking your periods, can help you to calculate your ovulation. The American Pregnancy Association estimates that this is anywhere between 11-21 days since the last menstrual period, or 12-16 days from when you expect the next menstrual period to start.

In other words, study your own body to figure it out.

Other methods could be "spotting" after your cycle, caused by a drop in estrogen just before ovulation, or 20% of women experience middelschmertz, pain in the abdomen produced at the time of ovulation.

For more information, look here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovulation#Clinical_presentation

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