My husband and I have been trying to
conceive for several months. I have
pcos and irregular cycles. My last two
cycles were 30 and 42 days so I have no
idea when to expect ovulation this
month.
A few days ago, I started using an opk.
On the first day, the test line was not
as dark as the control line, so I knew it
wasn't a positive but the test line was
obviously noticeable. Now, on
subsequent days, the test line seems to be
getting lighter. Is that normal?
Should the line keep getting darker as you
get closer to a positive or doesn't it
matter at all until you actually get a
positive?
I'm just afraid i've had some wacky cycle
and I ovulated really early and that first
test showed the end of an lh surge.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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tululabell
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 256 Location: michigan
Posted: 01-23-07 19:09pm
Hi! I don't think everyone's gets darker
gradually. Don't worry yet, keep testing
and it should show up. I missed my surge
all together one month!
Are you testing twice a day? That is how
I missed mine, I was only testing in the
morning. And I have read that testing in
the afternoon is better.
Good luck!
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Abbysmom
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 471
Posted: 01-24-07 14:26pm
I have heard that for those of us with
pcos, opks can be especially tricky.
When I first started using them, I would
get lines sometimes but never dark enough
to be positive. Unfortunately I never
managed to have enough opks so when and if
I finally ovulated, I never got to see a
positive. Once I started taken metformin
and my cycles started to get regular, I no
longer have all the lines when I test. I
had one light one the day before I got my
positive last cycle.
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shortgeek
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Posts: 597 Location: DC
Posted: 01-27-07 10:13am
I'm struggling a bit with opk as well, but
I don't have pcos. The first two months
I used it, I used fmu because the
instructions didn't say not to. Now i'm
having trouble getting positives with
urine from later in the day (i think I
might drink too much water during the day
).
My recommendation would be to use them
twice a day when you start getting the cm.
You just have to remember that the fmu
will tell you that lh surged yesterday.
).
My recommendation would be to use them
twice a day when you start getting the cm.
You just have to remember that the fmu
will tell you that lh surged yesterday.