WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 1997: Re: peated positive ovulation predictor test (9 days)

Re: peated positive ovulation predictor test (9 days)

From: Kelly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 22 Aug 1997 12:25:08 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 22 Aug 1997, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>Brienne Taloff@AIRTOUCH
>08/22/97 08:27 AM
>
>I went off the pill (Ortho Novum 777) in June after 12 years - LMP 6/15/97.
>I got a +++ on an ovulation predictor kit on 8/13, after 12 days of a test
>line that was just slightly lighter than the control line. I have
>continued to have +++ tests for 9 days and am wondering what would cause
>this?

Once you have a ++ test, you DO NOT need to continue testing. LH will remain above the test threshold, and give you a ++ test for several days -- once it turns ++ you don't need to waste your money by doing further tests. It says that in the instructions of all the test kits I've ever seen (or used myself).

I have had some pregnancy symptoms (sore, full breasts and I'm >noticing veins that I didn't see before, nausea, sensitivity to odor,
>fatigue, cramps and some constipation) but had a negative serum hCG test on
>8/19. Could I be pregnant and testing too early?

Yes.

Any other causes for the >OPK result?

Other than what I wrote above or pregnancy, I can't think of any off the top of my head.

Thanks for any help you can give. (I'm 30 years old, normal >weight, have never been pregnant and have no health problems.) I do have
>an appointment to see the NP in my doctor's office early next week but am
>impatient by nature and starting to worry a little.

I hope congratulations will be in order soon.

-- Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG S. Lake Tahoe, CA

note: Opinions here are for educational purposes only. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your own physician. It cannot take the place of a face to face consultation and examination.

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