can ovulation cause sharp pelvic pain
A. Mittelschmerz is the pelvic and lower abdominal pain that some women experience during ovulation. Ovulation generally occurs about midway between menstrual cycles; hence the term mittelschmerz, which comes from the German words for middle and pain..
Painful Ovulation Symptoms. Pain associated with ovulation may take on various forms: 1  Pain occurs on one side of the lower abdomen (can be either side). 2  Pain occurs midway between menstrual periods (during ovulation). 3  Pain can occur every month.