Using First Morning Urine For Ovulation Test
Although now some of opks manufactures indicates using first morning urine for the test on their instructions so you should read your owns very carefully what it says.
Using first morning urine for ovulation test. I think i should ovulate over the weekend so as its my first month using them i ll test twice a day fmu 3pm till monday and if no smileys make a decision then if i keep it up or drop back to once a day. The first thing to understand is that lh is synthesized by your body in the early morning. However the actual result indicating whether or not you re pregnant is accurate. If you are unsure about the results consult the booklet included with the test.
Hopefully that ll give me more insight for next month if i dong get bfp. Hi everyone i received my ovulation tests in the mail today. The concentration of luteinizing hormone was too low to detect. Reasons for negative results.
The time estimate may be inaccurate because the amount of hcg in the urine may be different depending on when you take the test. If you are not using first morning urine this portion of the test may be inaccurate. Thanks em i ll test fmu first morning urine tomorrow. The bfp ovulation test strip helps you predict the time of ovulation and peak fertility.
I ve never used strip tests before and only the digital ones so i am new to this all. Although various kits are available to test first morning urine samples for evidence of this hormone ovulation tests do not use a consistent lh threshold. Some tests require testing with your first morning urine and other tests require testing with afternoon urine. Few years ago i read the fertility book written by ob gyn said best time to detect lh serge is late morning to afternoon such as 11a m 3p m.
I kept my first morning urine top strip and bottom test is from 1 30pm. You used first morning urine. It is during the fertile time that pregnancy is most likely to occur. A negative ovulation test means you are not having an luteinizing hormone surge and ovulation has not occurred.
Hence collecting a first morning urine sample is not recommended when it comes to the urine ovulation test. Lh triggers the release of an egg from the ovary. Currently tests are available with the following thresholds. 20 25 30 35 and 40 miu ml.
Would this mean i m. Unless you have urinated in the middle of the night first morning urine should exhibit a higher concentration of the the pregnancy hormone hcg. It s best to follow the instructions on the brand of test that you re using. Rather collect a urine sample in the afternoon or early evening.