Other Names for Ovulation Pain
Lesser common terms like “intermenstrual pain” and “cyclic pelvic pain” are other terms that describe this timely pain. However, “mittelschmerz” was the most common, almost more than ovulation pain itself. This is the German phrase meaning, “middle pain” or “mid pain”. The actual definition of it is, “abdominal pain occurring between the menstrual periods and usually considered to be associated with ovulation” per the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. It dates back to the late 19th century as noted by the Oxford Dictionary. There is no noted origin or history of how this word came to fruition.
