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Fertility / Infertility (Expert Forum)
FERTILITY
Answered by
Elaine Brown, MD - Pregnancy, Gynecology
Elaine Brown, MD - BLOG
Billings - MT
Questions in the Fertility/Infertility forum are answered by doctors affiliated with USF Health. Topics covered include fertility or infertility issues, egg quality, fertility drugs and side effects, fertility tests, genetic testing, in-vitro fertilization (IVF), ovulation, relationship issues, risk factors, sperm count/quality, and surgery.
FERTILITY
by kim_denny, Sep 14, 2009 03:21PM
I have been hearing so many different stories as to when a woman ovulates. I am almost ready to start using the kit but my fiance and I do have unsafe intercourse on a daily basis and I have not been able to get pregnant for 7 months already..
I dont think that the 14 days after my first day of period is very accurate. I also do not know if the ovulation tests are even going to work for me & I dont have the extra money to spend right now on an expensive one.
ANY ADVISE OF tracking ovulation a little bit better on our own?
Thanks,
Kim 32, New York
I dont think that the 14 days after my first day of period is very accurate. I also do not know if the ovulation tests are even going to work for me & I dont have the extra money to spend right now on an expensive one.
ANY ADVISE OF tracking ovulation a little bit better on our own?
Thanks,
Kim 32, New York
Doctor's Answer
by Elaine Brown, MD, Sep 16, 2009 10:53AM
, Sep 16, 2009 10:53AMTo: kim_denny
Hi!
Those kits ARE pricey! The way to use the kits--and I would invest in a few if I were you--is to find out when YOU usually ovulate. Most women ovulate between 11 to 16 days after the first day of their menstrual period. If you use the predictors and get a positive result on day 12, record that, and save the remaining 4 test strips for next month. No need to do any more once you ovulate. If you DON'T ovulate within that interval of time, it may be that you have a problem with ovulation and need to see a doctor for some medications to stimulate your ovaries. If you DO ovulate consistently, and are still not getting pregnant, then its time for him to get a semen analysis and you to get an HSG (hysterosalpingogram) to check to see if your tubes are blocked.
Hope this helps!
Good luck!
Dr B
Those kits ARE pricey! The way to use the kits--and I would invest in a few if I were you--is to find out when YOU usually ovulate. Most women ovulate between 11 to 16 days after the first day of their menstrual period. If you use the predictors and get a positive result on day 12, record that, and save the remaining 4 test strips for next month. No need to do any more once you ovulate. If you DON'T ovulate within that interval of time, it may be that you have a problem with ovulation and need to see a doctor for some medications to stimulate your ovaries. If you DO ovulate consistently, and are still not getting pregnant, then its time for him to get a semen analysis and you to get an HSG (hysterosalpingogram) to check to see if your tubes are blocked.
Hope this helps!
Good luck!
Dr B
Member Comments (2)
by wanna_be_pregnant, Oct 12, 2009 02:42PM
I know a girl who was having trouble getting pregnant. Turns out the last day of her period was the day she ovulated. She now has 2 really great kids! :-) You can use a basal thermometer to check your ovulation instead of buying those pricey ovulation kits. Chart your temp. in the morning before you get out of bed. Record it every day. Once you see a temp. rise..that is your ovulation day. (24 hours)
