Ovulation dipsticks are mostly used in women who are eager to become pregnant, and the principle is to measure whether there is ovulation and the safe period of the menstrual cycle by detecting the level of progesterone values in the urine, in order to help with conception and contraception, which is the best self-test method for women.
But this approach is not foolproof. Because it detects luteinizing hormone, but whether you have ovulation or not, luteinizing hormone will be elevated, so even if the result is positive, it does not mean that you will necessarily ovulate.
In addition, there will be a false increase in luteinizing hormone before the luteinizing hormone really begins to increase.
So, what do you think of the ovulation test strip?
1. There are two purple-red lines, and the lower end line (detection line) is significantly lighter than the upper end line (control line), indicating that LH in the urine has not yet appeared a high peak, and must be tested continuously every day;
2. There are two purple-red lines, the upper and lower end lines (control line, detection line) color is basically the same, or the lower end line (detection line) is darker than the upper line (control line), indicating that you will ovulate within 24-48 hours;
3. Only a purple-red line (control line) appears at the upper end of the test strip, indicating anovulation.
But as I said earlier, not all tests are successful, why is this?
1. Test strip quality
Ovulation test strips also have advantages and disadvantages, because the sensitivity of different test strips is different. It is recommended that you choose the mainstream brand that everyone recognizes, if you buy the same test strip with other friends, she can measure it, your test can not, then this factor can be ruled out.
2. There is an error in the operation method or identification
Before using the ovulation test strip, you should carefully review the instructions for use and the explanation of the test results. Sometimes, when there is an error in the operation or the recognition of the test results, it is thought that they have not detected ovulation.
3. You may indeed not be ovulating
If the test strip is not sensitive, your operation is standardized, and the result shows that there is no ovulation, then it is very likely that there is no ovulation.
Without ovulation, it is possible to be pregnant. If you are not pregnant, you may need to go to the hospital to check if it is an abnormal ovulation.
Why can't the ovulation test strip detect the yang?
There are many problems about the inability to detect yang, which are summarized as the following conditions for reference:
A. The number of tests is too small, missed, because everyone's physical factors are different, some female friends can measure the yang time period is only a few hours, such as only once a day, the probability of not measuring the yang is very large.
B. Drink too much water before the test, so that the concentration of LH (luteinizing hormone) in the urine is too low, resulting in biased test strips.
C. The monthly cycle is not accurate: Some female friends like to calculate the ovulation period themselves during the test, and they calculate that they want to ovulate one day, why the test strip test results have not yet reached the yang, thinking that the test strip is not accurate, they do not insist on testing again.
Here to remind you that every woman's monthly ovulation period will be affected by emotions, work pressure, drugs and other factors, if you use a test strip to test, be sure to insist on daily testing, until the test to the yang.
D. Emotions, work pressure
E. The eggs did not grow well in the month and were discharged
F. Physical factors (e.g., low luteal body)
What causes affect test strip results?
1. You are pregnant
2. Menstruation comes
3. Illness
4. Inject or take certain medications
What's going on with the ovulation test strips that have been strong?
After the ovulation test strip detects the strong yang, there will be a situation, that is, the ovulation test strip has always been strong yang. The reason for this is likely to be that women secrete LH lutein hormone more than ordinary people, so the use of ovulation dipsticks may not be suitable, and other methods such as basal body temperature or ovulation testing can be used.
1. When the ovulation test strip appears weak yang, the first thing to consider is whether there is a problem with your own operation.
2. Check whether there is a problem with the method of saving your own ovulation test strip, and see if the sensitivity of the ovulation test strip is invalid because of the improper preservation method.
3. Ovulation dipstick has been weak yang is a large reason for the improper use of urine, check whether you have collected urine according to the following methods.
Correct urine collection method: collect urine with a clean, dry container, do not use morning urine, the best time to collect urine is from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., try to use urine samples at the same time every day, and reduce water intake 2 hours before collecting urine, because diluted urine samples will hinder the detection of LH peaks.
What is the reason for the strong yang to weaken the ovulation test strip?
Follicles mature under the action of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). Within 24 hours before ovulation, there will be a peak in LH, and it is bound to occur. So, we use ovulation test strips to detect this peak. When the color of the second line of the test strip is close, the same, or more than the color of the first line, it is known that ovulation is going to occur within 24 hours. It's intuitive, it's clear, and there's plenty of time to prepare.
Tips: When there are two lines on the test strip, it is not necessarily ovulation, because there is a strong yang and a weak yang. Only when the two lines are about the same shade or darker than the control line can it be certain that ovulation will occur within 24 to 48 hours. Therefore, when the strong yang appears, it can be measured several times a day, and if the color begins to become lighter, then the previous test is the peak.