WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2001: Re: 3 days pos. LH surge

Re: 3 days pos. LH surge

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 2 Aug 2001 17:46:34 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 2 Aug 2001, Mary Stern wrote: >
>Hi -
>
>I have been using ovulation predictor kits for the past eight months
>while trying to conceive. I have noticed on several occasions that I
>have multiple days of a positive LH surge before my temperature rises.
>This month, I have had three days of a positive LH surge, and my
>temperature has yet to rise. My husband and I are having intercourse on
>the evening of each day that the LH surge is positive. Other months, I
>might have two days and again sometimes three days of a positive LH
>surge. Is it normal to have so many days of a positive reading before
>ovulating? I can definitely feel my ovaries are tender and my cervical
>discharge is like egg-whites, so I know my body is saying, "This is the
>time to try!" and I know that my temperature should rise any morning
>now. One month, I noticed that my temperature did not rise for three
>days after a positive LH surge. Is this normal? Please let me know any
>information you can about the frequency of days that the LH surge is
>positive and any potential problems that a woman may have, if any, due
>to extended days of a positive LH surge and a delayed rise in
>temperature after a positive LH surge.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mary

Tests are not always accurate. I have realized that a full 5% of the 4 years of med school, 1 year of interneship, and 4 years of residency were actually devoted to learning how to interpret tests. One has to do it in the light of all symptoms, and physical findings. Also many normal people will have abnormal tests if tested. That is why you never want to do a test that isn't indicated.

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG

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