Excruciating pain during exercise during ovulation.

How long does the pain last? I get pretty intense pain when ovulation that can last for a few hours. I often need to lie down, take Aleve and use a heating pad, it's that bad. It's called mittleschmirtz, I think. I don't think exercise brings it on any more so than doing nothing does, though. I'd maybe look into seeing a specialist, because I don't think it should last for more than a day. Also, I've read that it's actually not all that normal to have excruciating ovulation pain, but I haven't been found to have cysts, either.

Thank you so much for creating this thread! I've really struggled to find any thing on the internet were women have detailed the exact same symptoms. As with most of you, if I go for a run during ovulation (I also started tracking this) I get to about a few km when I'm suddenly hit by this horrible sick and crampy feeling. I get the feeling of pressure on my bowels where it really feels like I need to go to the loo. Previously, I've tried to run through the pain but it got to the point where I could actually feel a pulsating in my reproductive area. It's so horrible and I genuinely had started to feel like it was in my head. I've now learnt the initial warning signs that it's about to come on and I just stop running and walk until the pain subsides and then I'm fine.

I have no other symptoms relating to any kind of disorder or issue and it just boggles my mind a bit. I am going to speak to my doctor but I just wanted to post on this thread to say, I also experience this (33 yr old, healthy and active if that helps) and that you're not alone. I'll try to remember to post again once I've seen the doctor

Incidentally, in the few days after I start bleeding I am usually at my strongest (testosterone!) and have really relished the ability to be in tune with my cycle and to know what is normal for me at each point of the month, so I ensure that's when I plan in longer/ faster runs. When I'm ovulating I am most tired so dial it back a bit and try to be kind to myself with more gentle exercise.

Much love to you all

Update! I had a scan done 4 years ago due to the pain for this. Apparently they found nothing (as far as fibroids) because they never called - I switched providers shortly after. I just switched back to this provider and had an annual and they told me the scan showed I have a heart shaped uterus, which is a type of abnormality in how the uterus developed (they normally only catch this during a pregnancy). There is no evidence that it is related (they also didn’t know what the pain is, they just said this is normal ovulation pain which I don’t believe is totally true). The heart shaped uterus prognosis has its own set of issues but they say it can cause more painful periods. Just wanted to provide an update!

Hi ladies,
It’s been a while and I’ve noticed a few more have also been going through the same thing. Just an update from me. I had a laparoscopy in September 2020 and the gynogologist (endometriosis specialised) found stage 1 endo in my “pouch of douglas” which is just under the uterus and you can’t see it on scans unless you have surgury. He also noticed that my uterus had tissue in there that would have caused miscarriage when pregnant that he removed. I 100% recommend getting a laparoscopy and talking to a doctor/ gynocologist that specialises in endometriosis. Don’t take no for an answer!! The amount of times I go told to go on the pill or it’s just ovulation pain take Panadol is insane!! Advocate for yourself.
I then go pregnant 2 years later and they found I had a biocornate urerous (heart shaped) which I’m not sure if that had a thing to do with the excercise pain but I’ve been lucky and the baby has since stretched it out but could of also been due to my gyno fixing my uterus when he
did. I’m 39 weeks pregnant with a baby boy on the way!!
Big love to everyone going through this!!

So relieved to have found this post. I have the exact same symptoms whenever I go running a week around ovulation. It will start as niggling sensation in my upper legs and travel to my pelvic area which will end up with me doubling on the floor in pain and wanting to be sick. This is honestly the worse pain I have ever experience. The first time my husband saw it he wanted to take me to the hospital. I have just come back from a visit to the gynecologist who said it was probably just ovulation pain but could also be endometriosis however the only way to find out was to have surgery. Which as it doesnt happen during my period is not worth it.

She then recommended the pill and try to push it even when I told her I had too many side effects. I have also had cystitis for most of my adult life which I dont know if it is linked where I also got told that basically the blood test werent returning anything so it was nothing.

I am so fed up of made to feel like this is me overeacting and feeling like its all in my head. Anyway next step is an MRI scan.