Ovulation symptoms on the pill

[torturedtoaster.livejournal.com]

I have kind of asked this before, back when I was terrified that I was ovulating on the pill. Yikes! Got over it though, and decided that I am okay, but now I am still left wondering..

I still get ovulation-y symptoms around the time I would be ovulating if I wasn't on the pill (two weeks after my period starts). Cramps here and there, breast pain sometimes, etc. Just little things. I also get discharge that is kind of milky white but still semitransparent. It doesn't have that "egg white" texture so I rest assured it's not ovulation discharge. But even still, I can't help but wonder why I get these sorts of symptoms around this time so often, while on birth control. Does anyone else experience this??

Comments

[paraxeni.livejournal.com]

Some people do ovulate while on the Pill, but hormonal BC doesn't just work by stopping ovulation. It thickens the cervical mucus making it very hard for sperm to gain entry. It also thins the uterine lining making it inhospitable for a blastocyst. So, on the rare off-chance that you are ovulating you're still protected by your Pill. If you're uncomfortable with the thought of that you might want to discuss it with your healthcare provider, and maybe switch to a formulation with higher doses of hormones.

[polaroidmoment.livejournal.com]

I'm on hormonal birth control and I definitely feel that twinge on either side every month. I've never brought it up with my doctor, but as I'm regularly having sex without condoms and haven't yet even had a pregnancy scare... I'm sure they're just phantom pains. I think I read somewhere that you can get the symptoms (or whatever) associated with ovulation even if you're on HBC.