PCOS Messages for January, 2003: Re: ovulation tests and the fertility monitor

Re: ovulation tests and the fertility monitor

From: Amber (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 10 Jan 2003 05:11:57 -0600 (CST)

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I tried an ovulation kit and didn't have any success. Since women with PCOS don't ovulate on a regular basis it's hard to know when to test. I tried at different times during the month, and still never had a positive result. I would talk with your doctor about your concerns, and even see if they would test you the first few times, or see if your insurance would cover it, and see if you are ovualting at all. This way you won't have to spend your money, and the doctor can be more involved with your reproduction needs. This is what I would do. My doctor said that when my husband and I start trying again to conceive, she wants me to try "naturally" for two months, and if we don't succeed, she wants me to go to a specialist for testing because of the fact that PCOS can lead our cycles to be so unpredictable. Hope this helps! Amber At Wed, 8 Jan 2003, ValeriGail wrote: >
>My doctor wants me to start using the ovulation test kits starting this
>month.. but it looks like that will become pretty expensive for me..
>(not knowing when i will ovulate, if i am ovulating at all). So i was
>considering investing in the monitor. They have a disclaimer on it that
>states that pcos might impair its performance. So I was wondering if
>any of you guys have used it, and if you had success with it or if it
>was a waste of money.
>
>Also on the ovulation kits.. any pointers would be great. Which are
>the best?
>Are they all about the same? Or since i have extreme irregular cycles,
>is this even a waste of my money? I have probably spent a small.. maybe
>even a large... fortune on pregnancy tests over these last 6 years.. I
>dont want to just switch and spend the money needlessly on this too. So
>what ever advice you can give me would be great!!!!
>
>Thanks so much
>ValeriGail

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