When I began my training in anatomy and physiology I was quite frankly, horrified, at my lack of understanding about female hormones despite being in my 40s and having had two birth children. I couldn't believe what I was learning about the hormonal system and fertility. Rather than my body being something that could randomly get pregnant whenever it felt like it - I found out that once released from the ovary, eggs can only live for less than 24 hours and can only be fertilised for less than 10 of those. Even more interestingly, ovulation is not something that just happens in secret - we can observe and chart it happening through taking our basal body temperature every morning. Recently I d
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