Sat, Mar-06-04, 21:20
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Plan: South Beach/Atkins
Stats: 183/169/145
BF:
Progress: 37%
Location: Provo, UT
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My fertility doc also told me that the test kits would not be reliable. I was using them and getting positive results and then starting my period 2 weeks later, so I thought I was ovulating. The reason he says they don't work for us is this (if I remember him correctly)- they detect the LH surge, which is what triggers the egg to be released. In my case, I was having an LH surge, and a positive test result, but my egg or follicle was not developed enough or properly, so instead of releasing the egg it would just shrink back down and turn into a cyst. I may not have this exactly right, it's been a few years, but it's something like that. This was also confirmed by monitoring my follicles with ultrasound. We were doing a round of artificial insemination, and so he was watching them closely in order to know when to inseminate. They were developing well, and I had an LH surge, we did the insemination, then went back the next day for another ultrasound to verify that the eggs were released. Well they weren't. They had just become cysts.
Anyway, I stopped using the the tests. Kind of expensive and a pain to use if they don't really tell you anything. I guess they are good to indicate WHEN you would ovulate (if you are going to), but not necessarily that you WILL ovulate. Hope this all made sense and helps you understand.
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