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Can you ovulated and not release an egg?

Is it possible to ovulate and not release an egg? I tested using OPK, received a positive result and had other symptons that pointed to ovulation- temperature, CM change etc. aimed to have intercourse around that, both before and after.
Now I still haven't had my period which is now nearly 24 days since I (believe) I ovulated. Have twinges and mild cramping for past week and no period still. Haven't tested yet because I'm scare of the disappointment again. I did, however test again with an opk (just for curiosity) and got a strong positive result-which has confused me no end! Does this mean I am ovulating again or can it be a positive pregnancy result as i know some women have used opk's as an indicator of pregnancy.
Very confused as to why i have got a positive opk today?
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You could be having a LH surge and not actually releasing an egg. It happend to me for a few months till we figured out that was the issue!
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1429086 tn?1330881288
in my case i too had used OPK which showed positive then negative after one day suggesting ovulation...but on follicle monitoring by TVS i found out that i was having anovulation that cycle....my doc said that though OPKs can give positive results they show only the LH surge and not ovulation....so my egg was not released ....i guess follicular study is more helpful than OPKs
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1343283 tn?1300898264
On some OPKs, you will have two lines show up but it is not a positive OPK unless the test line is equally dark or darker than the control line. Try and reread the directions very carefully on what constitutes as a pos result. i misread an OPK because of this
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1386405 tn?1291587800
if i understand correctly ovulating is the release of a mature follicle or egg from the ovary so I could be wrong but I don't think you can ovulate without the release of an egg but I can not explain OPK result either good luck and prayers be with you
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