Day 8 of BCP

All is going well. The Beast has calmed. The headaches have calmed. I have one normal week next week (my new normal is on BCPs) and after that new normal week, then it's party time. And by party time, I mean a party in my uterus. My ovaries are going to be massive and achy and ready for a popping. Aww close to Easter, how appropriate.

Speaking of eggs, want to see something that sure to make you cringe a little? Ovulation, or the moment an egg is release from a woman's ovary was capture in photography by Dr. Jaques Donnez. It's damn interesting if you're into reproductive stuffs like I am.

Let me draw your attention to this picture:

See that THING labeled follicle? See how red and swollen it looks? See how there is only ONE popping out an egg? Can you imagine 10 or more of those suckers on EACH ovary. Growing as big and fat as possible without popping. Like jiffy pop, scraping across the oven burner, hoping the aluminum doesn't pop over. And right at the last minute, BAM! The doctor goes in and yanks them all out.

Can you imagine my poor swollen uterus with a dozen or so eggs growing looking like that EACH?

Chicken's got some competition.

*all images hideously stolen from hard working people