What else could be to blame for the long lasting Posative reslut of an Ovlation test!

[Babymad4num3]

Hello ladies i really need help on this one!

I've been using ovulation test now for 15months, and for the last 5 months (that I can remember) I've been getting for many consecutive days a "positive" ovulation test, last month I got a positive test, which was also my first test of that cycle on just CD7 I've started even earlier this month at CD5 and ready I have gotten a positive result. It's not the early "positive" ovulation test that bothers me so much, it's how long it lasts for, last cycle it lasted 9 days. What is going on!?

Some people have suggested that it could be PCOS, I've been to the doctors regarding PCOS and had blood test, my bloods suggest no PCOS but having to have a scan to completely rule out PCOS. What else could be to blame for the long lasting Positive result of an Ovulation test.?

On CD7 I had a pos and also on CD8, then two days of neg's, after that from CD11 till CD19 all pos-ov-test!! I know what a pos is it's dark as or darker than, not lighter than, but some of them have been almost black,, and I cant even put it down to a bad lot as I've had three lots, and my friend as the some of lot 2 and 3 and she not getting anything apart from a control line!

Please what could it be down to or because of!?

I think it was Attilathemeerkat that said PCOS can result in lots of +OPK's because your lh (luteinising hormone) remains higher than it should do. Seems strange it has only been happening for 5 cycles though.

I have PCOS but dr's only found this out from a scan. My blood tests are all fine, not fat, excess hair etc- just the cysts on ovaries. I only get a +opk for 1 or 2 days each cycle.

As far as I can see PCOS is so different for everybody! I hope your scan doesn't show pcos and that you solve the opk mystery.

Thanks pandaeyes so I still have a strong chance of having PCOS!? Looking forward to the scan so I can finally know! Can there be no other reason for LH to stay high for so long ,doctor said that it should only ever stay high for 3 days in a row at any one time!! Also something I should of mentioned before, last cycle the +opk's was so dark at times it was almost black, where as it should be darker pink!!

That does sound strange about the almost black line. Is that with different brands too? There's bound to be other reasons for all the +opk but I don't know of any.

This ttc business is miserable isn't it! How long do you have to wait til your scan?

Doctor said I should get a letter in a week or so with a date for the scan and/or x-ray, he reassured me that it wouldn't be long. TTC 15 months now a few week wont make much of a difference. Yes different bands of OPK, I thought it was normal till I start looking into it, but I didn't get any answers for it neither. Yes this whole TTC can be very upsetting!

When I asked doctor for a PCOS blood test he did look at me funny at first, he mentioned irregular AF or no AF and the weight (I'm just over 7 and a half stone)thing which really I do not have, but there were other factors apart from LH for more than 3 days, like break out of spot just round the month, a little bit more hair growth on the face nothing to worried about, I'm the only one that noticed, headaches, but I did use to be a 28 day girl for 10 years - the PG' and now 3/4 days late or 3/4 days early Doctor said that was classed as irregular!
How long have you known you have PCOS!? What did they do for you regarding the PCOS?

I hope you get your scan date soon. It will be good to know either way. Just thought, have any of the opk packets got a helpline no. on? Maybe they would have an idea about the too dark opk's.

I've only known about my pcos for a month. They have put me on metformin which I have only just started (I've just written a ranting post about it). Basically I don't have much confidence in it because I ovulate every cycle anyway.

Thanks pandaeyes, if i get any more dark ones with this fresh lot, i will contact someone regarding it, i hope to get this PCOS sorted out to, and very soon! Do you have any DC and how long have you been TTC!?

Babymad4num3

PCOS is a very individualistic disorder and can affect each woman with it very differently. There is one commonality though and these are the multiple cystic follicles on the ovaries.

As Pandaeyes has mentioned a person with PCOS can get multiple positive OPK results.

OPK's actually work on two misleading principles; namely that women only get one rise in LH every month and that a rise in LH is immediately followed by ovulation. Both of these statements are certainly not true.

If you are one of many women who produce higher than average levels of LH (a common problem with polcystic ovaries) the kit is reading the excess hormone level. Consequently they are really best avoided.

The cystic follicles associated with PCO do disappear - only to be replaced by further cystic follicles. Polycystic ovaries can appear larger than normal size (an ovary is about the size of a walnut) and can show a "ring of pearls" appearance.

Some GPs are very ignorant still of PCOS and it can go unrecognised. A "normal" cycle is a cycle length of between 21 and 35 days OR with less than 4 days of variation from month to month. Being either 3/4 days late or early would indeed indicate an irregular cycle.

The few spots and hairs can again be indicative of PCOS.

PCOS cannot be cured as no one therapy or treatment will completely eradicate it. It can be controlled though. My counsel to you is to try and stay within the correct weight range for your height as any excess pounds can exacerbate symptoms. There are various treatment options for women with PCOS who are ttc; these include clomid (that should be used with caution in PCOS patients as it can affect hormone levels), injectible drugs and ovarian diathermy surgery. Some also prescribe Metformin (this is useful if a patient has a degree of insulin resistant, however not all PCOSers are insulin resistant).

With regards to the blood test the GP MUST COMPARE the level of LH against that of FSH as these can look fine when looked at separately. It is only when they are compared that an imbalance is seen. If LH is higher than FSH then this is one possible indicator of PCOS. If the GP did not compare LH against FSH he should have done!. Some PCOSers produce too much LH and not enough FSH (ideally these two levels should be the same).

Would suggest you look at Verity's website and educate yourself re PCOS if you are found to have this condition:-

www.verity-pcos.org.uk

Let us know how you get on

Good luck!