Dr. Chheda – What is Mittelschmerz? Mittelschmerz is a German word that means middle of the month. And what happens is for women who are menstruating, they ovulate, and when you ovulate, an egg is being released from your ovary, and some women can feel it. It feels like a little cramp.

And so the egg is released, and exactly fourteen days later you will have your period if that egg is not fertilized. That’s why it’s called middle of the month.

And it’s great if you have Mittelschmerz or have some way of knowing when you’re ovulating, because that’s important for women to know. And like I said, exactly 14 days later is when you will have your period. It is that predictable.

Mittelschmerz is normal. I don’t want anybody to feel pain, but some women are very sensitive and they will feel that egg being released, the ovulation. And that middle of the month is called Mittelschmerz.