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4.0 out of 5 stars
Strips Work Perfectly, But Instructions are Lacking, July 25, 2011
This review is from: 50 Ovulation Prediction Strips & 20 Pregnancy Test Strips (Health and Beauty)
How many of you know that when testing for an LH surge, your best bet is to test twice, once in the early afternoon and once in the early evening? I didn't know that. In the morning, your LH is usually lowest, so with almost any ovulation predictor, if you're only using one in the morning, you're likely to miss the surge. Of course, I learned all that from a article written by an OB that was posted on an infertility website; the generic instructions included with these strips don't give you that kind of helpful information.
In fact, by following the included instructions, I spent two cycles *completely* missing my ovulation date - turns out I ovulate earlier in my cycle than the manufacturers of these tests expected any woman to - and it didn't occur to me, until doing further research, that I ought to start checking before their suggested date. Cycle three was my lucky month; I'm due this winter! The pregnancy tests worked just fine for me too. I decided early on that I didn't want to test before the date of my expected period because I didn't want the heartbreak of a "false" positive due to a chemical pregnancy. I wound up testing on the second day of my missed period... which was not completely missed, but not completely there... and got a faint but obvious positive. I never had any trouble using or reading these tests, once I did my research.
Ultimately, I highly recommend these tests. They're a great price, and the average couple (with no infertility issues) has only a 50% chance of conceiving in 6 months, so the expensive predictors and tests can get pricey fast. You do need to do your own research on how to test most accurately - these are not super simple, spell-it-out, call-a-hotline-for-help tests - but they're very accurate if used properly.
Best of luck to anyone out there trying to conceive!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must have for couples trying to conceive!!!, August 4, 2011
This review is from: 50 Ovulation Prediction Strips & 20 Pregnancy Test Strips (Health and Beauty)
Friends suggested to me to get ovulation test strips, but I thought, "How hard could it be?!" Plus, I had an Iphone application that predicted my ovulation date.
Well, after the first month of not getting pregnant, I decided to give these a whirl. I started using them the week before my app said I would be ovulating. This way I could try them out and make sure I'd know the difference.
I followed the instructions and only saw the one line. I used one each day and I'm so glad I did, because according to my phone app I wasn't supposed to ovulate until a Tuesday. But, on the prior Saturday I took the test and got the double lines- indicating I was going to be ovulating. My husband and I had intercourse Fri-Tues. But, with the notion that I would be ovulating on probably Sun-Mon.
I got the first response 6 day before your missed period and there it was- a faint double line :) The pregnancy tests included in this purchase worked well, but they're designed for closer to your missed period. I was just impatient. I went to the doctor and they confirmed I was pregnant! So, with the test strips I got pregnant the first time around!!!
Highly recommend to everyone!!! Good luck!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must buy!!, July 3, 2011
This review is from: 50 Ovulation Prediction Strips & 20 Pregnancy Test Strips (Health and Beauty)
After 24 months of trying naturally I decided I wanted to try some opks. This test is very easy to read. My first month of using the opks I became pregnant. I had a short surge that month so if this test would have been faulty I would have never have though to try that day. This test was easy to read positive and I'm thankful. The pregnancy test are amazing!!! I have bought several pregnancy strips and have had evaporation lines appear. Not these. I was able to get a faint positive around 9 days after my positive opk. Since I had so many tests I kept taking one ever 2 hours to see if it progressed and it did. I'm very thankful for this product , it gave me the ok to try that one day and now I have my sweet baby in my arms!!
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