Re: GENERAL: Embarrassing Ovulation Concern
From: Carrie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:47:58 -0500 (CDT)
I guess that is what I am saying, but its more than that, I crave male
attention and have a terrible urge to chat up other men - just for these
4/5 days during ovulation a month. The only way I can describe it is
like a switch being flicked, and I change from the 'normal' me to this
'different woman', and back again just as quickly when I have finished
ovulating. I've always had this problem to a lesser extent but now it
is so much worse. I'm really happy with my man and I would never cheat
on him; he knows about this and we discuss it, but I know that it hurts
him. I just can't help myself.
Its not just the urge to cheat too, its other things - like I will get
an idea in my head, say to start a new career and I will become obsessed
with it; or for example I will try to be the best Christian in the world
constantly praying day and night - just for those few days! Then the
switch goes off and I am back to my usual self. I'm left feeling
mortified by my behaviour. I often thought it was all 'in my head', but
the fact that I know when I ovulate (due to midcycle pain) and it hits
at exactly this time, I dont think it is now.
I have never heard of this before so I feel like I am the only one. I'm
beginning to wonder if I am...
At Thu, 26 Jul 2007, Pat Sonnenstuhl wrote:
>
>I guessw I am a bit unclear about your question....are you saying you
>are craving sex with someone besides your partner ?
>It would seem to me you might need some counseling around this, and an
>evaluation of your marriage. Also, the temptation of the difficult to
>reach situation. There is more to it than the hormonal issues, but of
>course there seems to be that association....
>
>I am not sure a birth control method can help. Seems like there is more
>to it than that.
>
> At Thu, 26 Jul 2007, Carrie wrote:
>>
>>Since the birth of our first child in 2004 I have had a very strong urge
>>to cheat on my husband every single time I have ovulated, and also
>>terrible ovulation pain. I have never cheated, but I have come close
>>many times. I really am not that type of person at all!
>>
>>Back then I tried three different kinds of the contraceptive pill
>>(microgynon, Yasmin, one other mini pill beginning with n) but I just
>>became moody and depressed, and that didnt improve after a few months.
>>
>>I have not had a period since September 2005 (bliss!) when I fell
>>pregnant with our second child (planned, I knew exactly when I ovulated
>>and fell pregnant that month), and he is now one year old and I am still
>>breastfeeding; so when two weeks or so ago I got a huge urge to go off
>>with other men again, accompanied by the most awfully strong
>>mittelschmerz, I knew I was ovulating and I was right (I started my
>>period today).
>>
>>I had hope that having another child may stop this but the urge was even
>>stronger than before! The pain was bad too, like the worst period pain
>>ever but mainly on my abdomen. Is there anything that can be done for
>>me? Locking myself indoors without internet access so I can have no male
>>contact isn't really viable when I have two young children to entertain!
>
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