

The Middle of your CycleĪround day 14 of your cycle, this surge of LH causes you to release an egg.

This is because your body is releasing more of the Luteinizing Hormone (LH) and a new hormone Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Factor (LH-RF) which causes a huge surge of LH and you release the ripened egg or eggs. This heightened estrogen at times may make you feel a bit “on edge” but towards Day 14 you may start to feel a bit cuddly and sexy. This will also help the lining of your uterus to become thicker in case a fertilized egg needs to nestle in to its new home for the next 9 months. This helps completely ripen the eggs and get them ready to be released. Your body also releases Luteinizing Hormone (LH) to further mature your eggs.ĭuring the second week of your cycle (Day 8 through 13) your mature eggs begin to release the hormone Estrogen. This happens in the first week (Day 1 through 7) of your cycle. The first hormone your body releases is the Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) which stimulates the eggs in your ovaries to start getting ready to be released. You then will have a period every month until you go through menopause. As you entered the stage of puberty, your body began to produce the hormones you needed to mature those eggs and prepare you to start your first period. When you were born, you already had all the eggs in your ovaries for your entire life, only about 500 will be ovulated during a woman's reproductive lifetime. Let’s take a closer look at your cycle broken down: In The Beginning If you feel cranky and bad right before your period, it probably isn’t a good time for cuddles and sex. If you feel cuddly and sexy mid-cycle, it’s ovulation time or the right time to conceive a baby. The shifts during your cycle of 28 days all have a purpose. With this comes a lot of inconvenience, but a lot of joy can come from it in the long run. Menstrual cycle hormones exist for a reason. This article will help you understand how the female reproductive process works and why you have to go through all of these changes every month. This all happens for a very good reason and if you understand what your hormones do at each phase of your cycle, you will better understand the moodswings. You can be fine one minute, upset the next. Menstrual cycle hormones can throw you into a tizzy without any notice. Tears and anger can come on in the blink of an eye for no apparent reason. That time of the month for a woman can be a roller coaster ride of emotions.
