Some women get a one-sided pain in their lower abdomen when they ovulate. It happens about 14 days before your period, when an ovary releases an egg as part of the menstrual cycle. It's also known as mittelschmerz (German for "middle pain" or "pain in the middle of the month").

Where exactly do you feel ovulation pain?

You typically feel the pain in your lower abdomen and pelvis, in the middle or on one side. You may feel it on the side where the ovary is releasing an egg. (For most people, the ovaries take turns ovulating. Each ovary releases an egg every other month.)

How do you feel when you are ovulating?

What Does Ovulation Pain Feel Like? In most women, the pain is a dull, achy feeling that may last anywhere from a few hours to a couple of days. Other women report feeling a sudden, sharp pain around the midpoint of their cycles.