can ovulation pain vary per month
Mittelschmerz is German for middle and pain. It is also known as âovulation painâ or 'mid-cycle pain.â Mittelschmerz is a one-sided lower abdominal pain, but can switch to the other side the next month or stay on the same side for several months in a row. Mittelschmerz may occur just before, during, or after ovulation in about 20% of women and can it lasts from a few seconds or minutes to several hours. Rarely does it last 24-48 hours.