0 present participle of ovulate
1 (of a woman or female animal) to produce an egg from which a baby can be formed:
In those patients who appeared to be ovulating but in whom poor mucus was found, ethinyl oestradiol (0-01 mg) was given for three consecutive days before ovulation.
The primary advantage of concealed ovulation is that it made it virtually impossible to know when a woman is ovulating, and thus when it is best to mate with her.
In captivity, we find that there is only a single reproductive female in a group, and all other group females are reproductively suppressed to the extreme of never ovulating.
To use it a woman spits onto a glass slide to observe when salt crystals are forming to identify when she is ovulating.
The females begin ovulating as soon as four to six years old.
Ovulating and gravid females are rarely ever caught, suggesting that during this period they may stop feeding or segregate themselves from others of their species.
A slippery, clear, egg white-like consistency usually indicates that the woman is ovulating.
Sows usually begin ovulating in their second year, though some exceptionally begin at nine months.
