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Re: Testing for Ovulation?
From: Teri (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 23 Aug 2003 22:45:13 -0500 (CDT)
Go to pregnancy.com. You can get strips for less than $1 each and there
is free shipping if oyu spend $15. I have had good succes with the
ocmpany. I am not pregnant yet, but I feel better that I can check more
often.
At Tue, 12 Aug 2003, =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi wrote:
>
> Hi Amy,
>
>There is a method called Basal Body Temperature (BBT for short) that is very reliable to test for ovulation and costs nothing but a little attention.
>For your info
>
>Sam
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I would like to begin to try to conceive in October. My doctor has just
>> put me on
>> Metformin with the hopes that it will allow me to ovulate. She also
>> recommended using an ovulation predictor kit. If I get a period that
>> could be an indication that I am ovulating, but it is possible to
>> menstrate without ovulating, so I'm told. The kit only comes with 6
>> tester strips, so I want to use them somewhat sparingly. I tested 14
>> days after my last "period" when I was finishing up my last pack of
>> birth control pills. Of course I have stopped taking them now. The
>> test today said I was not ovulating. I'm not sure if I missed it
>> already or if my cycles are really long and it hasn't happened yet. I
>> would prefer not to test everyday, as that would get really expensive!
>> Does anyone have any ideas about how I can go about this without
>> spending hundreds of dollars for ovulation predictor kits. I think
>> after I get some baseline reading, the subsequent months will be easier
>> to monitor, but I am just having trouble getting started.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Amy
>>
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