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OPK always negative advise please

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CarysC · 26/04/2019 14:15

Hi so this is my first cycle trying, a friend of mine gave me some OPK sticks to try. I started using them about 4 days before I was due to ovulate (according to the app I’ve been using to track my cycle for about 3 months prior TTC (trying to conceive)) the sticks say that the second line needs to be as dark as the control line to indicate ovulation but the line never got dark and now it’s gone all together. Today is when I’m meant to be ovulating (according to the app). Have I missed my ovulation day? Or did I not ovulate at all as the OPK never had a dark line?

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CarysC · 26/04/2019 17:55

Yeah they’re the one step ones, that’s reassuring to hear that you never got a positive with these, I did get a line but never as dark as the control line a few days ago and now none so I’m going to assume that I ovulated either yesterday or the day before as now the test is a complete negative. Luckily we’ve been DTD regularly so fingers crossed! Bring on the TWW. Smile

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pinkstar01 · 26/04/2019 17:38

Are you using the one step ones? I was using those for a year and never got a true positive OPK so last month did some research and ordered a box of Wondfo ones from Amazon and this month I actually got a positive at the right time!

snowflakeeel · 26/04/2019 17:31

Couldn't say whether you ovulated or not I'm afraid as I've never used them but let's be optimistic and say you did, then if you DTD two days ago then there is a still a good chance of conception so you won't of missed your window (if ovulation occurred that is).

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CarysC · 26/04/2019 16:45

The line was getting darker but never as dark as the control day and then today there was no second line at all, today is my O day according to app. Me and DH DTD two days ago but haven’t been able to since due to work, I’m just worried I’ve missed the window now. Is tracking basal body temperature worth trying instead of the OPK?

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NannyPear · 26/04/2019 15:19

The apps are rubbish at predicting O day. They literally have no information other than your cycle length (and maybe some information you put in about symptoms/cervical mucus which is subjective). More likely you have yet to ovulate. Keep testing. Have they gotten close to dark yet? If so it's best to test twice daily at that point so you don't miss a short surge.

Also your opk will be positive BEFORE you ovulate, and will tend to be negative on O day itself.