OPK test questions

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Registered: 08-26-2007
OPK test questions
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Tue, 06-30-2009 - 2:50pm

Hi! I'm new here, and have a couple questions. I'm sure others have asked these questions, but I didn't see any posts that jumped out at me, so here goes:

We haven't been TTC too hard, but we haven't been preventing, either. I've been charting my cycles and guessing when I thought I was Ovulating and making sure to DTD then, but nothing so far after 5 months of this. (with DD, we got pregnant right away, so I thought it wouldn't take much more this time. famous last words, right?)

Anyway, my cycles have been very short (22-25 days), and I thought that maybe I should try an OPK to figure out when I really was ovulating, since things were kind of short.

So, I've done all 7 tests, and I didn't get a single line. Well, I got the control line, but no hormone surge lines at all. On the box, it made it read like it would have a faint line that would get darker when I was ovulating, but I didn't even have a faint line, so I'm wondering... Is that normal? Did I do something wrong?

Also, I'm pretty sure I'm not still going to ovulate, as I'm only 1 week from my projected cycle start again, so does that mean I'm not ovulating at all? I started on CD 8 and am now on CD 16 still received nothing. Is it possible I ovulated earlier? Should I keep testing the rest of this month?

What would you guys recommend? Should I test everyday next month, even earlier/later than I think is probable? If I never get a positive OPK test, should I just talk to my doctor, or what? I'm confused.

Any words of advice would be appreciated. Thanks so much!


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Registered: 09-01-2004
Tue, 06-30-2009 - 4:09pm

I just received an order of OPKs in the mail this week, but even as I see them on the counter I wonder why I did that.

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Registered: 08-26-2007
Tue, 06-30-2009 - 4:40pm
Thanks. That makes me feel better. As for doing other checks, not yet. I was going to start temping next cycle. *sigh* this was so much easier last time, lol.


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Registered: 01-13-2009
Tue, 06-30-2009 - 4:46pm
I know many women have quick surges.

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Registered: 09-01-2004
Tue, 06-30-2009 - 4:57pm

I hear ya!

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