Then bend your wrist outward toward your little finger. If you feel pain on the thumb side of your wrist, then you most likely have de Quervain's. The Finkelstein test is done to make sure that you do not have a different problem, such as arthritis in the bottom of your thumb or intersection syndrome.
Calculation Using An ovulation Calendar: 1  The first day of a period is considered as day 1. 2  Usually on day 14, the egg is released and is waiting for the sperm to fertilize it. 3  The egg has a lifespan of just 12 to 24 hours whereas a sperm can last for about 72 hours in a woman.
The â14th-dayâ thinking appears to come from either taking the average of when all women ovulate or from just dividing the 28-day cycle in half. This is not an accurate way to calculate ovulation because many women do NOT ovulate on the 14th day of their cycle. The day of ovulation differs from woman to woman and can even be different from month to month for an individual woman. For a woman with a 28-day cycle, the window of ovulation is day 11 through day 21 of your cycle. Ovulation could occur on any one day during this window.