False ovulation?? Help!

[ChloeL934]

Hi all,

Some of you may seen a post with my ovulation stick which showed positive. I posted it and some of you ladies agreed with me. This was on 1st October at 7.12pm. I had a blood test to check for ovulation on 9th October and I’ve just been to the doctors for the results and she said it’s showing as not ovulated in that cycle? Can anyone help me please! They aren’t willing to do anything until my husband has been smoke free 6 months!!! 1 month down, 5 to go!! All advice would be greatly appreciated x

[Hidden]

Hi, I am not a medical expert (always feel like I have to caveat with that ..) but wondered what ovulation sticks you are using?

When I use the internet cheap ones (the small thin ones) I quite often get 'false surges' where it suggests I am going to ovulate but then a few days later if I test again I get another one, and I have been at this TTC business so long I sort of know signs of ovulation now so know which ones are fake or not if you see what I mean

I also read somewhere that whilst it detects a surge in the hormone it doesn't 100% mean that you are going to ovulate - just that your body is gearing up to it but these hormones don't confirm it has actually happened. So your body could have shown all the sign but not popped so to speak

Do you know what cycle day this was on? x

[ChloeL934 in reply to Hidden]

Hey, thank you for replying. It’s so stressful isn’t it, and now I’ve been told that I’m stressed even more!!! As I’ve got to wait until March to be referred again...

my cycles aren’t always the same length each month. This specific month it was 29 days, I started my period on 17th September and I got a positive ovulation on 1st October, (well what I thought was a positive) had my bloods done 9th October which was cycle day 23 and the doctor said it didn’t show a ovulation. I also used just some strip ones from the £1 shop x

[kitscat]

So I think the urine test indicates an LH surge is happening which causes ovulation. The day 21 progesterone blood test will say whether ovulation has actually happened. If there is no dominant follicle to release an egg ovulation can’t take place.

This has happened to me this month and I’m not clear why. I had a positive urine dip but my day 21 progesterone level was only 21. Xxxx

[ChloeL934 in reply to kitscat]

It’s strange. Do you know what could cause this? Also she hasn’t said. Just said nothing they can do until husband is smoke free 6 months. Which is March. So waiting game until then. X

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I tried the ovulation tests from the pharmacy. They have never worked for me. Not sure if my PCOS affects them.

I tried Ovusense. It tracks basal body temp. It seems to be accurate for me. I realised that I was ovulating earlier than I thought on day 13, even though my cycles were long at the time.

I have a friend who didn't focus on ovulation days at all. She just had sex regularly after her period finished. She is pregnant now.

Have you done blood tests to check ur hormone levels on day 21?

Best of luck 🤞