Mittelschmerz is the little-known monthly symptom affecting millions of women

Mittelschmerz is an ovulation pain lasting between a few minutes to several days (Picture: Getty Images)

Most women are well acquainted with the period cramps. But if you’ve ever dealt with that same telltale pelvic soreness at other times, you may be one of the millions who experience mittelschmerz.

The medical term for ovulation pain, it translates literally into German as ‘middle pain’, referring to the fact that it tends to happen around the middle of the menstrual cycle.

Dr Hina Gauher, women’s health lead at Read Entire Article