Patient's question:
I have been experiencing symptoms for over 20 days after my menstrual period, which is after ovulation. However, I still have breast tenderness and a constant urge to drink water, and I'm also feeling down. There's no specific reason for this—should I expect my period to come, or is there another issue?Doctor's answer:
It's the safe period, and ovulation has already passed. It also suggests your period is coming soon. Breast pain before menstruation is due to hormonal changes in the body during this time, which is premenstrual tension syndrome (PMS). This is a normal physiological phenomenon. A woman's ovulation date is generally about 14 days before the next menstrual period. Starting from the first day of the next menstrual period, count backward 14 days or subtract 14 days to determine the ovulation day. The ovulation day, plus the 5 days before it and the 4 days after it, together make up the ovulation period. Simply put, after the ovary releases an egg, the period will definitely come 14 days later. The days before and after ovulation are called the ovulation period, and this period is considered the risky period. Every woman's breast pain duration is different. The timing is quite accurate, not just based on breast pain.