What if there are follicles on both sides?

Everyone knows that if you want to get pregnant successfully, you must have sex during the period when the ovaries are releasing follicles, so that the sperm and egg can successfully combine, and the success rate of pregnancy will be greatly improved. Normally, each woman will only release one follicle at a time, but it is also normal to release follicles on both sides. So what is the reason for the appearance of follicles on both sides?

What if there are follicles on both sides?

Generally speaking, a mature woman will only release one egg from one ovary in a month. However, a few women may release two eggs in a month. This is a possibility. However, it is also possible that after one egg is released, the other one will gradually wither. If you are planning to have a baby, it is recommended that you have sex every other day during the ovulation period to increase the chance of pregnancy.

The follicle is composed of an oocyte and many small follicle cells around it in the ovarian cortex. According to the morphological and functional changes in the process of follicle development, it can be divided into three stages: primordial follicles, growing follicles and mature follicles. Women are born with primordial follicles. Newborns have 700,000 to 2 million primordial follicles on both sides of the ovaries, and by puberty there are about 40,000 primordial follicles. Ultrasound imaging provides an effective method for detecting follicular development and ovulation, and can diagnose abnormal follicular development and various ovulation disorders more clearly. The most common abnormalities clinically are follicular dysplasia and absence of follicular development.

In each menstrual cycle, only one follicle is produced to maturity, which is called the dominant follicle. Other follicles are inhibited by inhibitory factors (Inhibin), stop growing, and degenerate into atretic follicles. The mature dominant follicle grows rapidly, reaching a diameter of 20 mm, and gradually migrates to the surface of the ovary. The proximal part has no blood vessels and is translucent cone-shaped, called the ovulation spot (Stigma), which protrudes from the surface of the ovary in preparation for ovulation.

Generally, ovulation occurs unilaterally, but it is also common clinically for dominant follicles to develop and ovulate on both sides at the same time. If the follicle is larger than 18MM, it is the dominant follicle. If ovulation occurs, there is a chance of pregnancy during sexual intercourse. Please go to the hospital for B-ultrasound to monitor ovulation.

The normal follicle value is between 18-25MM. Ovulation only occurs once a day, and the fertilization capacity is highest within 24 hours after ovulation. It is recommended to go to the hospital on the tenth day after menstruation to monitor the development of follicles. If the follicles are developing well, you can take the opportunity to have sex and conceive.