A 20 year old woman gives a history of sharp pain in the lower abdomen for 2-3 days every month approximately 2 weeks before the menses. The most probable etiology for her pain is:
Correct Answer: Mittelschmerz
Description: Midcycle pain or Ovulation pain is called Mittelschmerz . This is because of the blood, fluid and cellular debris which comes out of the ruptured ovarian follicle trickles to the pelvis and causes a mild peritoneal irritation and pain, often limited to that side of ovulation.
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