When to start opk testing after period
When should I take an ovulation test?
when a couple is trying to conceive it
can be difficult to know exactly when
you're ovulating in an order for
pregnancy to occur you need to time
intercourse with ovulation
maybe you've been trying for a few
months and you haven't gotten pregnant
yet and you've been just tracking your
cycles using the calendar rhythm method
maybe monitoring changes in cervical
mucus or a basal body temperature if
it's been awhile and you haven't had
success then maybe you could try using
ovulation prediction kits and what these
do is look for a surge in LH or
luteinizing hormone which is associated
with ovulation and typically if you get
a positive result you're going to
ovulate within 12 to 36 hours this is
especially helpful for women who maybe
have been ovulating a little bit sooner
or later than the norm and that's why
they haven't gotten pregnant yet so the
manufacturer of most tests recommends
starting to test on day 9 and then once
you start seeing positives it's time to
start trying once you stop seeing
positive results then your chance for
conception is over for that cycle and
all you can do is wait to see if your
next period starts if it doesn't start
as usual then it's time to take a
pregnancy test but if you're not
pregnant and you can try again the next
cycle now maybe your cycles are 25 26 or
27 days long that's regular but a little
bit shorter than the norm maybe that
means you're ovulating earlier than
usual and so you should start testing on
like day 7 now as for the time of day to
take it read the manufacturer's insert
and find out what they recommend because
some are standardized to different times
of the day and you'll want to take it
when they tell you to take it so that
it's most accurate good luck with
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