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PCOS - have OPKs worked for you??

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Soulsta · 07/12/2023 16:40

Hi there

Question for ladies with PCOS. Theres a thing that ovulation kits are not accurate for women with PCOS, so wanted to throw this question out there

Have you used OPKs to help predict fertile days, and how effective have opks been in your journey?

What other ways have you accurately predicted your fertile window? I had EWCM 4-5days before fertile window, so not sure I can rely on this method

Trying to prepare ahead for the next cycle. Please share your journey, or anything else you did that helped know when you were fertile in the cycle x

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Soulsta · 07/12/2023 21:12

FantasticalCat · 07/12/2023 17:44

Hi, I’m on my first TTC cycle, and I’ve been using ovulation tests this month and last month. So far not had a single positive, but from what I’ve read it’s usually the opposite problem with PCOS (eg elevated levels of LH). All the advice I’ve seen related to this issue is to have sex every 2-3 days throughout the cycle, and pretty much disregard OPKs.

i suffer with PCOS too and it feels like a completely different journey for us! I can’t imagine knowing when I’ve ovulated and I’m pretty sure I’d never be able to accurately calculate a 2WW!!

happy to keep you company on this thread and see what other PCOS tips are out there 🙂

@FantasticalCat yes would love to stay in touch pls. Being on here is helping me stay away from the testing strips haha. I'm only 4dpo and trying for my first. What about you?

Yes I feel having pcos definetely adds to the difficulty. My cycles were 35- 45 days but current cycle reached 70days and ovulated (according to BBT chart a few days ago. So if this is going to be a new cycle length, I cant imagine dtd every other day!

I bought a ovulation kit months ago but never bothered. But I did a random test, funnily on ovulation day, and I got a 'O' which apparently means low levels of whatever its looking for. So confusing

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NoIncomeTaxNoVAT · 07/12/2023 20:07

OPKs never worked for me. DD1 we only ended up conceiving via help from the fertility clinic in the end. DC2 i conceived naturally on something like day 29 - i had given up on OPKs that month but i had noticed an increase in EWCM. I also lost 12kg so i think that had helped too.

JustAMinutePleass · 07/12/2023 20:03

OPKs aren’t accurate for PCOS because of Lh. But if you aren’t getting any positives you may want to widen your testing window to your entire cycle.

greentree16 · 07/12/2023 19:58

Hiya!

I've been ttc actively for about a year now, off contraception for two with one chemical in that time. I've found I can use ovulation strips but they tend to be pretty dark from the get go. I use premom and very often throughout my cycle it'll be registering 0.5-0.6 and my peak will be 0.9-1.6. Having said that I absolutely still have peaks and I've found tracking my bbt has been really helpful in confirming ovulation.

Personally my cycles are usually 35-50 days so I test when I've finished my period once a day, and then when I start getting EWCM I'll test twice a day and I tend to find my bbt drops around that time and will rise after my peak.

Wishing you all the best 😊

FantasticalCat · 07/12/2023 17:44

Hi, I’m on my first TTC cycle, and I’ve been using ovulation tests this month and last month. So far not had a single positive, but from what I’ve read it’s usually the opposite problem with PCOS (eg elevated levels of LH). All the advice I’ve seen related to this issue is to have sex every 2-3 days throughout the cycle, and pretty much disregard OPKs.

i suffer with PCOS too and it feels like a completely different journey for us! I can’t imagine knowing when I’ve ovulated and I’m pretty sure I’d never be able to accurately calculate a 2WW!!

happy to keep you company on this thread and see what other PCOS tips are out there 🙂

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