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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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Persona - how does it work for conceiving ?

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Mojomummy · 13/10/2005 11:09

That;s it really, when you get the egg sign, does that mean YOU ARE ovulating, or YOU WILL BE ovulating in that mysterious 12-48, but probably 36 hours ?

ALso, when is the best time to do it ? ie obviously as soon as it is red would be good (but what it's you're out of energy), so would it be the day before the egg shows, the day the egg shows ?

Have sucessfully concieved twice before, but have had a miscarriage & confidence has gone

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munz · 15/10/2005 19:49

yeah here u go here's the link

jags persona

Debbsywillgetherbeanie · 15/10/2005 19:48

Did you find it munz? ive just ben to look on ebay and couldnt find it!

munz · 15/10/2005 19:47

bloody hell girl - u got a right bargin there - she looks like a goodie. simply fertility are v good for online persona sticks - althou it's been a while since I bought from her.

(I also used test sticks across 2 months - and also didn't use two packs with the same number for the first month)

good luck with it.

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Mojomummy · 15/10/2005 19:21

I think you've got a great bargain & I bet she is gutted she didn't sell for more

Test sticks can be bought it Boots & the web page for persona is persona.org.uk

Good luck !

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JAG123 · 15/10/2005 19:08

Hasn't worked sorry am rubbish at this.

JAG123 · 15/10/2005 19:07

\link{http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=30118&item=5622351089}

See if this works Thanks for the tip Munz.

JAG123 · 15/10/2005 18:31

Her user name is dollop30 & she has 59 100% feedback.
Description is PERSONA - The contraception that works with your body. Will try to have a go at copying.

munz · 15/10/2005 18:02

hi hon - if u go to the page in ebay, then copy the writing on the top (in the tool bar bit) u can paste it onto here.

that's the name - we might be able to find her sales from that? was her feed back good?

if it's honest u got a really good bargin girl!

Debbsywillgetherbeanie · 15/10/2005 17:58

what did it say Jag what was the description? hi munz

JAG123 · 15/10/2005 17:56

I know i've noticed before how much you paid which made me wonder if this is ok. Sorry i don't know how to do links.

munz · 15/10/2005 17:51

exactly deb - mine was £17 and I thought that was a bargin! lol.

Debbsywillgetherbeanie · 15/10/2005 17:51

blimey thats a good price mine was 35.00!

munz · 15/10/2005 17:14

bloody hell jag thta's a right bargin - can u put a link up? - should be fine.

JAG123 · 15/10/2005 16:43

Hi i've just bought a used Persona from ebay for £7.49 incl p&p. Do you think it will be ok as i seem to have got it very cheap. Its states that it can be reset & includes instructions is this correct & is it easy to do. (i've a tendency to buy before thinking).

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Mojomummy · 14/10/2005 19:26

With persona you use it for the morning wee, everytime the orange light flashes. With the OVO sticks, suggested time is around noon, to meet with one of the hormone rises/surge (forget which one it is) I did get a positive result with the ovo stick, but just prefered the persona - seems to have little more 'foresight' & more importantly I trust it to give me accurate info.

My advice, buy one off ebay & if you don't like it, or get pregnant, sell it on !

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Dodsey · 14/10/2005 18:35

Thank you everyone. Have used OV kits from Boots before but thought they were very expensive every month - or DH did!!. Hubby seems happier to discuss anything that can be bought on E-Bay

Normsnockers · 14/10/2005 16:57

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Mojomummy · 14/10/2005 15:29

I also use leftover sticks - I think that's a con on their behalf, making you throw away the leftovers...no probs so far

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munz · 14/10/2005 13:43

I reused mine from ebay - am now PG. all u have to do is reset it (I also gave mine a bit of a clean up - but it was nice and clean) I paid £17 incl postage - but some ppl go to about £30

Amandeep · 14/10/2005 13:27

ladies...how much are they going for on ebay????and is it ok to reuse them??????

munz · 14/10/2005 13:24

ad noooooooooo don't get it from ebay - thats where I got mine from u can reset it so as good as new.

bojangles · 14/10/2005 13:23

you test first thing in the morning during a testing window on days requested by teh machine. Aprrox 8 tests for most months and 16 times for the first month. The persona maching inlcudes two boxes of test strips for the first month from Boots.

Amandeep · 14/10/2005 13:16

do you just test once a day or throughtout the day??? I'm going shopping this weekend & thinking of buying it from boots.

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Mojomummy · 14/10/2005 11:04

Yes, excellent for recognising your ovo times - I ovo day 15/16 last month, & this time on CD 9. If I was using ovo sticks I'd have missed it completely.

Fingers crossed for this month

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bojangles · 14/10/2005 10:13

agree with everything strike1 has said. I like Persona as it gives me reassurance that I am ovulating and I like a little machine giving me information - somehow makes me feel in control. Whilst the intitial outlay is £60 you do still have to pay for test strips every month and they cost in the region of £8. I though it might work out cheaper in the long run than OPK's.