LH SURGE

[cayden&madismommy]

My husband and I are trying to get pregnant and I am trying to track my ovulation times. We bought a home ovulation kit and I received a LH surge on the 20th of this month. We kept taking them so if we don't get pregnant this month we know how long I ovulate for. It has been eleven days and I still have an LH surge...is this normal??

[ToniandZoe]

Did you ever find out what caused that to happen?

[ToniandZoe]

I am going through the same thing I have tested everyday with opk's and I know I definitely ovulated on September 13th it has not been 12 days and my opk lines are even darker than when I ovulated before and I have been continuing to test and each time it's darker. I talked to my doctor and I did ovulate so this is a little odd I have been trying to find answers as well

[cayden&madismommy]

No lessing of the color. Only getting darker. Weird huh? And I was again today! Now 13 days...my friends are starting to make jokes that I am REALLY fertile! LOL! I just want to know why its doing that!

[Diane1003]

That's definately weird.  And there's been no lessening of the color on the strips?  Have you been taking your temperature?

[cayden&madismommy]

Thanks everyone...it's still saying that I was ovulating this morning, which would be twelve days.

[Diane1003]

In my expereince with OPKs is like Alaysha said- the only way to tell was to line them up next to each other and see which was darker- they all looked like they had two lines -but before my temp spike the 'control' line was much darker.  Have you been taking your temp?  When it spikes is a sure way to tell that you have ovulated.  Good luck.

[alaysha]

I heard that ovulation kits can also detect pregnancy. Seem like it would be a little early but for it to be doing that but I guess its possible. I had a friend who said both lines were dark to her and that the only time she could really tell she had a surge was because one line became a little darker. Maybe its that as well?

[raychal22]

I am not sure... i know the luteal phase lasts 9-14 days, so possibly it is showing up for you b/c your lutenizing  hormone is still very present. good question to ask the dr.

[cayden&madismommy]

Ok, then what can be making it stay high??

[raychal22]

nope I don't think so. From what I understand it shows the surge 2 days before ovulation and then it should start fading down and not show up any longer. I think that should take 2-4 days from the intial dark like surge.