WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 2002: Re: anovulation

Re: anovulation

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 18 Dec 2002 13:16:16 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 18 Dec 2002, dkg wrote: >
>My cycle is 28 days, my period is always on time. I do experience
>occasional pain during ovulation, and have seen clots during my period.
>I've used a couple of ovulation kits which say that I do ovulate. Could
>the tests be wrong, could I be anovulating? What causes anovulation?
>
>--
>-DKG-
>

The only 100% accurate test for ovulation is pregnancy. The home tests are not as good as a serum progesterone around day 21 of the cycle. From what you describe, I would guess that you were ovulating.

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