The Great Trigger Testing-Out Experiment - Day 1
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Thursday 23rd January - 250micrograms/0.5ml Ovitrelle injected
Test Stick 1 - FRER
A line started to show within a few seconds, and was unmistakeable in a variety of lights by around 3 minutes.
Test Stick 2 - Superdrug
The stick of choice for many. The line was almost impossible to see until around 6-7 minutes. By 12 minutes all dye had finished moving across and a faint line is visible. Light needs to be natural or quite bright, and at the right angle to see it properly.
Test Stick 3 - CBFM ovulation test stick
There are two test lines on a CBFM stick, and no control lines. The line furthest from the sample end tests for estradiol levels (a type of oestrogen). This works by the hook effect, getting lighter when estradiol levels are high, and darker when they are lower. The line nearest the sample end tests for LH, the ovulation hormone, getting dark in the presence of LH.
On this test stick, both lines were barely visible after 10 minutes though they had both darkened slightly by the time the photograph was taken). This indicates low/no LH levels, and high estradiol levels. Not surprising really, as my blood levels were 12,300 units on the day of trigger.