Normal Ovulation
 
To ovulate one must have a normally functioning reproductive system able to communicate well with the brain. 

At least one functioning ovary is needed and preferably two.  The ovaries are two small glands the size of dried apricots.

They are located in a woman’s pelvic cavity below your pubic bone and towards the sides.  They are attached to the uterus that sits in the middle of the pelvis also below the pubic bone and under the bladder. 

The uterus has two tunnels, one per side that connects the inside of the uterus to the outside of the uterus. 

This canal connects the pelvic cavity to the uterine cavity.  These tunnels are called fallopian tubes.  At the end of the fallopian tubes away from the uterus are finger-like

projections called fimbria.  They sweep the pelvis to find and pick up eggs released by the ovarian follicle. 

An egg released by the left ovary may be picked up by the right fallopian tube and vice versa. 

As the egg travels down the fallopian tube it may meet sperm and become fertilized. 

This usually occurs in the tube and results in the formation of an embryo, or fertilized egg. 

This embryo starts its division and may take four to five more days for it to reach the uterine cavity and implant in the endometrium (uterine lining). 

The endometrium becomes the conduit for the nourishment of the embryo.  If there is no fertilization then the egg is absorbed by the woman’s body.