positive opk question.

Do you only get one positive one night or can you get it for more than one. And what does it mean if you get it for more than one? What day do you O in that case?

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I'm wondering the same thing.

Two months ago when I was testing with FMU, I only got 1 +OPK.

Last month when I started testing in the afternoon I got 2 days of +OPKs.

I'm not sure when I ovulated though. I'm thinking maybe the day after the 2nd +OPK though.

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I got a positive (both lines were exactly the same color) then I tested 12 hours later the next day and it was clearly positive again.

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Posted by sfp0701

Do you only get one positive one night or can you get it for more than one. And what does it mean if you get it for more than one? What day do you O in that case?

Usually, if you are using afternoon urine, you should get 2 +OPK readings. This would be because a +OPK tests the surge of lutenizing hormone that triggers ovulation. This surge happens 12-36 hours before ovulation occurs. So, for example: if you test at 2pm on Wed and get a +OPK, then again at 2pm Thurs, you would still, most likely, see a +OPK since the LH may still be present. Then on Friday, you should be ovulating!

Did that help/make sense?!

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So I thought a Positive OPK meant you were oing the next day. SO it could be the next day but it also could be the day after. I guess that is why you bd that day and then the next day also. Okay I get it. I wish it was more clear cut!!

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I thought it was two days.

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Q: I had a positive LH surge, but tested again the following day anyway. It was positive again! What does that mean?

A: This isn't a problem. You may have caught your surge on its way up and on the way down. It is more common to only get one day of positive testing, but it is not uncommon to have two days of a positive tests. Even three days isn't uncommon, but it is worth consulting a doctor in case you have high LH levels.

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What if my OPK is positive for several days in a row? It is possible, in a normal ovulation, to have a positive OPK for several days in a row. This is because LH peaks (surges) about 12-36 hours before ovulation occurs, and then dissipates. So, you could theoretically detect this high level of LH with positive OPK's from the time it begins to the time it dissipates-- over 36 hours.

It is also possible that your body is "gearing up" to ovulate, and you have an LH surge-- and then, for some reason (such as stress, illness, travel, or random fluke), your body fails to release an egg . . . then tries, tries again ASAP with another, or overlapping, surge. If you see a positive OPK for longer than 3 consecutive days, your egg is probably just having a little trouble getting out of the starting gate. If this happens to you occasionally, it's no big deal. If it happens a lot, talk to your doctor. (I just play one on the Internet :p)

Should I keep testing once I get a positive OPK? Nah. Once you get a positive you will probably ovulate within the next 12-36 hours. You should be able to confirm this with a temperature rise and/or dry up of cervical mucus (remember, even when you're charting your temps/mucus as accurately as possible, it's still only accurate within +/- 3 days . . . so if you get a positive OPK, and ovulate 36 hours later, and have a thermal shift/mucus dry-up 3 days after that, you may have a discrepancy of 4.5 days between the positive OPK and NFP signs! That's the outside time range, you'll probably see the temp shift/mucus dry-up sooner than that . . . but just letting you know it's possible!)

If you don't see corroborating signs of ovulation within a few days of your positive OPK, you may wish to test again and see if the OPK is still positive. This may mean your body just got "delayed" and is still trying to ovulate. If you are consistently seeing positive OPK's without other signs that ovulation has occurred, you should talk to your dr.

What if my OPK is positive almost all the time? The most common cause of constant positive or almost-positive OPK's is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS.) This disorder is usually characterized by elevated LH (hence the positive OPK's), and is common in women with very long and/or anovulatory cycles.

Don't self-diagnose, though! If you're worried (or just plain obsessed with your pee-sticks ;) call your doct-- okay, okay, you know the drill ;)

Message edited 1/8/2008 9:45:08 AM.