This is when you'll also be on your A-game in the bedroom, adds Dr. Danzier. "The chemistry of your body is preparing for reproduction, so it makes sense that chemically you start feeling more inclined to have sex," he says. "And that predisposition translates to how you behave when you're feeling more sexual." The downside: "Right around ovulation is also the time when many women experience acne breakouts, or single pimples, usually recurring in the same area," continues Dr. Danzier.
Premenopausal women, however, may report different feelings during this week due to lack of estrogen balance in the body, says Dr. McLucas. Expect breast tenderness, weight gain, headaches and water retention, similar to what you might expect right before starting your period.Feeling warm or even downright feverish? It's not in your head. During this post-ovulation phase, also known as the luteal phase, many women feel hot. "Increased progesterone acts on the temperature-regulating area in the brain," explains Dr. Danzier. "It can rise about four-tenths of a degree in this phase, from 98.6 to about 99 degrees." Increased progesterone also relaxes the smooth muscle of the uterus as well as your gallbladder, sphincter and intestines, says Dr. Zilberstein. That means you may look and feel more bloated.
During this week, the imbalance of estrogen and progesterone can affect your levels of serotonin and bring on strong premenstrual-syndrome symptoms. Think anxiety, depression, irritability and mood swings, though women taking hormonal birth control may not experience many of these symptoms, adds Dr. Danzier. "Birth control pills have been a boon to many women for regulating the 'swings' by changing a hormone pattern from one that shifts quickly and sharply, to one with a smoo
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