Do you really think the OPKs work???

I am getting frustrated

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I definitely know they do. The one's that worked for me for both of my kids were the Answer Ovulation tests. You get 7 in a pack for $11.97 at Walmart. They're not digital. Those are too expensive for me. When you get your positive, you'll know. With my 2nd one I ovulated late and was getting frustrated, and then one day I got that dark line. I don't recommend the Answer PG tests though. I've gotten false positives before with those. Good luck!

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Kath,

I really like the digital. I was using regular CBE and what I thought was a the surge line (+OPK), I think was not. The digital really takes the guess work out.

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Posted by ANON4NOW

Kath,

I really like the digital. I was using regular CBE and what I thought was a the surge line (+OPK), I think was not. The digital really takes the guess work out.

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I use the digital and always get my but I still wonder if I really ovulate.

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I temped in addition to using OPKs. Yes- they worked. BUT there were a few times that I got +OPKs, and then had no temp rise to confirm O. I would wind up Oing later in the month. So they DO work in detecting your surge, but will NOT guarantee an O.

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They were the only thing I used when we were TTC. I started out using the Clearblue non-digital but I didn't like interpreting the lines. So 2nd month I bought the Clearblue digital and loved how easy it was.

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I do think they work, but as PP said, they don't guarantee that you WILL ovulate.

I know that for me, in our first month with OPKs I got a +OPK on CD 17, and then didn't get AF until 22 days later! So unless I had a 22 day luteal phase that month, I think that I geared up to O but then maybe something caused it to be delayed.

Other than that, I think they've been pretty accurate for me. We used them for 4 months. Obviously I didn't get pregnant though, so who knows what other variables contributed.

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Do you use them more than once a day???

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For me, the digital ones ALWAYS worked without a doubt. I used them in conjuction with being monitored by an RE through sonogram. When I surged, I would go in for my unmedicated IUIs which do not increase chances for conception over natural conception buy more than a percent or two.

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Since my cycles were wacky, and I found out I didn't ovulate for more than 3 years, I went with the saliva ovulation kit. I was great for me, because it's reusable and I could catch the pattern since I used it everyday. If you have any questions on it, please FM me.

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OPK's never worked for me.
The month I used a digital I never once got a smiley........I also got pregnant that month.

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I used the digitals right away and I do believe they work because I also temp and record my CM. So far, for the last 2 cycles, the digitals have been spot on in conjunction with my other symptoms. I use the CBE ones.
HTH!