OPK no weeing or drinking!

[Littleredwagon2308]

Why is the advice out there to not drink or wee for 3 hours prior to an OPK? What's the science behind it?

I'm struggling to understand why you would want to concentrate the LH in your urine. Wouldn't that give a false positive?

This is how I look at it: If the LH levels are low then they are low. By concentrating LH by not drinking I'm creating a false impression of the concentration.

If I don't wee then I'm just collecting more and more urine on my bladder, there's a bigger volume but what impact is that having on OPK concentration?

I find it really uncomfortable not to drink or wee for hours.

I completely agree with you.

It’s helpful to know you’ve ovulated, just so you can detect anovulatory months, and seek GP advice.

But, if you don’t drink, your body will be dehydrated and won’t produce enough CM. AND, I think it’s really silly to advise ladies not to drink or wee when they’re actively TTC - urine infection much?!

Best thing to do, is to have lots of sex around the time of month you usually ovulate.

You could take your BB temperature as soon as you wake up and note the peak (which will tell you you’ve already ovulated, so it’ll be too late to TTC).

It’s all relative isn’t it- it’s a relative increase you’re looking for so as long as you’re always roughly the same (hydration/bladder fullness) the reading will be useful. But the only way I’ve found to do that it with first wee of the day and it works for me!

You could always chart bbt and not use opk if it makes you uncomfortable

I find, with work, I naturally don't really pee between 9-12 so I just do one around then. If it's high I do it again about 3-4 (again after lunch at work I don't really go pee)

I pee more at night, when I'm not at work lol