The patient complains to the nurse about a sharp pain in the lower quadrants every month at midcycle that lasts for several hours. This description is consistent with which underlying pa-thophysiological process?
a. Round ligament stretching to support the uterus
b. Mittelschmerz, a pain associated with ovulation
c. Premenstrual uterine enlargement
d. Endometrial changes
B
Mittelschmerz is a pain in either lower quadrant associated with ovulation. There is no stretching of the round ligaments during the midcycle period. Premenstrual uterine changes do not produce discomfort.
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