Can a OPK test positive if you are pregnant?

[Tygerlillie]

OK- can you take a OPK and it come up positive if you are pregnant?  if so, how far along would you have to be.  My story is I started - or what i thought was AF on Aug 6-- I was feeling really weird before that and had light pink spotting but then bled a little and just though- Ok this is Afa nd really just started focusing on ovulating.  So I took a test last Tuesday and got what i thought was a pos.- I used the Answer brand and half the line seemed to be as dark as the control line so I assumed this was a positive.  Well I never had any Ovulation symptoms  but I have had every other type of symptom.  I called the doctor and made an appt because I don't know if I am pregnant or maybe my hormones are just all messed up.  I told all this to the nurse and she said it could be my hormones are just out of whack or I could be pregnant! WOW what a help.

The only test I took which was I think 11 or 12 dpo was negative. I have a very close friend who was pregnant but she never got a positive test result with her boys. NEVER-- she was almost 8 weeks pregnant with her second and she took 4 diff pg tests and none showed positive-- I saw them she was BFN on all but Mr. Noah is going to be 2 this year.  Does anyone have any advice or opinion????

[Heather5]

LH and HCG are structurally very similar, so it is possible to get a positive OPK when you are in fact pregnant. Go get a HPT and test :-)

Best of luck!

[meeshy9]

Some of the more experienced ladies here can chime in, but I can say a couple of things.  I have heard that you can get a +OPK if you are pregnant and I have a couple of friends who didn't know they were pregnant until they were 3 months along because they got what they thought was AF.  BUT - my doctor has told me not to use the Answer brand of OPKs and that they are not reliable.  I don't have any other info besides that - that's all they said and I didn't ask any further.  

When is your appt?  Have you tried a hpt?  I've always had luck with the clear blue digital.  I'm sending lots and lots and lots of SSBD your way!  I hope you get a BFP from the doc!

[Tygerlillie]

I have my doctors appt next week.  I couldn't get anything sooner.  I figure either I am or my hormones are just nutsy.  I am hoping for the "I am pregnant" choice but I don't want to get my hopes up.  I have had a time before that I could have sworn I was pregnant and it ended up I was not.

Thanks for the responses.  I'll let you know what comes out of it all.

[Hoping4_2]

As for the OPK the LH and HCG hormones are very simmilar but yet different. You can get a BFP on OPK but you would actualy get it sooner on a HPT. I researched this. Basicaly the 2 are similar, but the HCG hormone wears a hat that the LH does not have. So HCG would be detected sooner by HPT. Can't your nurse at least do a BETA while you wait for your apt? I realy hope you get a BFP!!!

[Sahuaro87]

Not that I am disputing this but if you were pregnant wouldn't the OPK show positive every time you test if research shows LH and HCG are similar? I’m asking because I don’t want to keep purchasing OPK’s at $50 for a month supply when I may in fact be pregnant.  This is so confusing.

[lmcrt]

When an opk comes up positive during ovulation time then you don't need to keep testing. You will O 12-48hrs after that first positive. Some people continue to test days after a positive but it's just a waste of money. Some women have longer LH surges so their opks stay positive for longer than a day. OPKs will come up positive if prego, but they are not as sensitive so HPT's will be more accurate.  Hope this helps....

[marla560]

Hello,

I'm new to this OPK testing but though I would ask has anyone every tested positive for more than 5 days while using OPK LH surge tests? just wondering if I should be concerned or if I'm having alonger ovulation cycle last month the positive lines went away after 3 days and this month it has laster longer.... any thoughts

[mummyangel]

I'm pg and have used an opk and get a positive every time, brand used is cheepy frm £ store and also a clearblue digital smiley..............

hope that helps?

[marla560]

Really... even before your period is due? well hopefully that is what it is because I've never had a surge this long hmmmm maybe I should take a HPT or is it too early I'm not due for my period for 7 more days

[faithneverfailing]

I would suggest not testing until you miss your period only becuase if you are going to have a chemical pregnancy it would be better to be oblivious.  I have been waiting for 4 years to get preggo and I had two positive HPT's yesterday but now Im testing BFN today so I think its a possibity I am having a chemical pregnancy.  I wouldhave rather not known at all and have my first + HPT be for real.  thats just my opinion... good luck to you all!!