Right i dont mean to sound thick but i have a question about ovulation tests. What exactly happens? The tests i bought was ones off of a m azon and i pee in a cup/container and stick this test strip in it and it says if im ovulating or not like the pregnancy test strips. So just need to wait for the 2 lines to appear but h2b asked a good question. Doesnt the leavels of LH appear gradually or is it instant?
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CommentAuthorVintageChic
they will appear gradually, and also as well as taking time to appear at time of testing you should find they start off light and the line gets darker each day you test as they LH levels soar.
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CommentAuthorClarabella
so then once they have reached the highest then i start ovulating????? Is that right?
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CommentAuthorClarabella
Or do we wait till the levels have gone?
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CommentAuthorVintageChic
as far as i'm aware you should do the deed any time you get a positive result but your best bet is on a dark line x
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CommentAuthorVintageChic
not a problem
and goodluck
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CommentAuthorKitkat85
Try to not get obsessed with getting a +ve line on these. I used them for a while in the past and was never getting a positive line. I would get a line that was a bit lighter than the control line but never got darker. After 4 months of this I decided to give up on them and just do the "2 day rule" and the next month I found out I was pregnant.
Good luck with them though, I hope you have more success with them than I did xx
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CommentAuthorClarabella
well i thought id be ovulating by now but i still havent had any lines appear so dont know what to do lol
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CommentAuthorKitkat85
Some people find they work for them but others, like myself just didn't get on with them.
A friend of mine reccomended a book to us called taking charge of your fertility which I found to really help me know when I was ovulating without the use of these tests. It's worth a read if you don't get on with them yourself x x
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CommentAuthorRayanne
A few tips from using them myself....
Try to use them after 11am...unlike HcG, LH (the hormone its looking to detect) whilst always present in our systems, it surges in the 12-36hours before ovulation, it is stronger later in the day than in first morning. Always use them at the same time every day to get a fair result.
Not every woman ovulates every month, age dependant and existing medical conditions dependent, if after following the instructions clearly for a couple of months (2-3) you've still not detected a positive ovulation result, go to your doctors for a blood test. Usually taken on day 1-5 of your cycle it will test for prolactin, FSH and LH, to check to see if they are of normal levels for that time in your cycle, typicaly doctors will follow this test up with another one 7 days before your period is due which will test for progesterone to check your levels then to see if you have ovulated....they'll typically do it over the course of 2 months to get true results.
I've messaged you a link to an ovulation kit testing pasge thing.
And Im aware I put in loads of random info in this post....Ive undergone these tests sooo many times and I rreally appreciate how heart wrenching it can be month after month....
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CommentAuthorClarabella
thanks xxx
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CommentAuthorlinzmum
just a quick warning if your cycle isn't regular then ovulation tests probably won't help you. I have PCOS (polycystic overies) so my periods can range from 2 weeks apart to 3 months and anything in between, so basically i can ovulate just as randomly. I am possibly an exptreme case but wasted loads of money on test before I found this out :( good luck though with your tests
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CommentAuthorClarabella
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I just read the link that rayanne sent me and i really wish these test strips would work now grrrrr
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CommentAuthorRayanne
They aren't an exact science though, the whole thing isn't. I gave up on them after about 4 months, and concieved when Id stopped thinking so much about it.....
They say the average healthy couple under 30 take 3-4 months, so they weight a year before ofering medical assisance (well tests) because it takes a typical couple with PCOS and other simple problems that long to concieve. It took us 13 months to fall with our current pregnancy.
Its a long, arduous and painful road Im afraid. Make sure your body and health are in perfect condition, taking a prenatal vitamin, drinking plenty of fluids, eating a good diet, and mainly...being happy and little stress as possible...xx
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CommentAuthorClarabella
Its so silly that before our daughter came along we was trying not to get pregnant and now we want another baby and we didnt want a huge age gap between her and her sibling but shes now 13 months and we also dont want the new baby to born around our daughters birthday
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