Egg
Hear this word Egg
Also known as: Ovum
Diagram of an egg cell during ovulation.
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An Example
Every month, about two weeks before her period, Cay feels the slight sensation of a mature human egg leaving her ovary during ovulation. If it’s uncomfortable, Cay will take a warm bath or shower, but usually the discomfort is mild.
Managing mild discomfort
What to Know
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- People with ovaries are born with all the eggs they will ever have. Every month, usually one egg will be released from the ovaries into the fallopian tube. If the egg meets sperm, then pregnancy is possible.
- Some people can feel the egg leaving the ovary during ovulation and some people cannot. Either experience is natural and common.
- A human egg is not the same size as a chicken egg. A human egg is very small, about as wide as a strand of hair!
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