I saw my doc on the 12th day of my cycle. In the scan he saw a follicle, which was about to burst (he said its 26 and should burst at 28 or so). My doc said that I should ovulate in a day or two. I monitored it through ovulation kit. I didn't get the positive results. I went to see yesterday (20th day of my cycle) and he said I did ovulate. Is it normal that ovulation kit does not pick this? Please advise. Thanks!
2006-12-19 23:59:27 · 6 answers · asked by Sara K 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
Those ovulation kits don't work for everyone...they certainly didn't work for me. They measure the lutenizing horomone, which is secreted right before you ovulate. I would end up getting the double lines that were the same shade of dark for a lot of time during my cycle, and I know people who would never get the other line, even though they ovulated.
The best way to check is to track your basal body temperature for a few months...if there is a sudden and distinct rise it means that you ovulated. The other way, which is a good one but can be expensive, is to buy a fertility monitior which meausres the lutenizing horomone and your estrogren levels a lot more accurately. Clear Blue Easy has one that runs around 150, but you also need to purchase test sticks that can run you an extra 20 or 30.....my husband and I used both the charting and the fertility monitior and found them to be accurate...after two months we were pregnant....although we had tried with the ovulation kits and had a hard time. Hope this helps!
2006-12-20 00:08:08 · answer #1 · answered by kath_08012 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is my standard answer......... go get a book called Taking Charge of your fertility by Toni Weschler
This book will help you with all of your menstrual and conception questions. It’s for all women - not just women trying to conceive. It covers everything from temperature to mucus checking, etc.. It will help you understand your body and all the myths about it. It will help you time when you are ovulating and the best times to conceive – or not! It tells you how to figure out your cycle and what to expect. My husband and I tried for a year to conceive and nothing happened. The first month I used the book we conceived right away. Now I am due Feb 2. It's about knowing your body and knowing when you are fertile or not. You can pick and choose what you do with your info. Good luck and don't listen the all the myths!
2006-12-20 03:21:42 · answer #2 · answered by jachooz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was ttc, I never got the ovulation kit to show it. I ended up having sex every other day from the end of my last period for about 2 weeks (give or take) and that seemed to work! I won't be using those again the second time around... they seem like a waste of money and time.
2006-12-20 01:09:28 · answer #3 · answered by Cara M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your using them correctly they are very accurate (also depending on the brand).
Just make sure you use the test at the same time every day (usually between noon and 4pm is when you can get your best reading), and dont drink anything for at least 3hrs before testing (also hold your urine).
I really like the Clear Blue Easy digital OPK's...the ones with the happy face and sad face, rather than trying to determine if a line is darker than the other.
2006-12-20 00:07:10 · answer #4 · answered by alexis73102 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It quite relies upon on the girl. They have been particularly precise in my case yet once you have particular hormone levels that are too intense it is going to influence the validity of the attempt. regularly those that incorporate greater exams interior the container tend to be much less precise or much less undemanding to study, in my adventure. good success!
2016-10-15 07:23:52 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think they work too well, for me they work better the later it is in the day... try charting your temperature
2006-12-20 01:52:41 · answer #6 · answered by V 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋