How likely is it that I am pregnant?

[katerinagray]

Hi all! I'm not very good at wording things so I am going to keep this as brief as I can and appreciate any and all advice. I was on my second round of taking the combined pill, but on day 2 and 4 me (24) and my partner (also 24) DTD. However, I did an OPK with my friend who is TTC for moral support, and although my test was technically negative it definitely detected LH. I took one the day after and the line was much darker. I took one the day after and my line was super dark and had a reading of 2.9 when my friend also peaked and is not on contraceptives but had a reading of around 2. I also had some darkish spotting on ovulation day but nothing major. The tests the days after have been lighter meaning I did reach a peak and it wasn't a fluke. I can't do an HCG test for another week or so, but I can't help but wonder how likely it is that I have conceived. From what I have read, there are very good chances that I have but I want to hear from people with experiences.

So I guess my question is, if I had only taken 4 pills, had a very strong LH surge, and DTD two days before ovulation, how likely is it that I have conceived?

You generally ovulate 24-48 hours after your LH surge. So if you had sex 3 days before you had a positive test (I.e the two lines were the same colour or the test line was darker) then you had sex up to five days before ovulation. If that's the case the likelihood of you being pregnant is very small. You should ideally have sex on the day of your positive LH test and the couple of days after it to get the best chance.

Why are you having unprotected sex and testing for LH? Are you trying to get pregnant? If so, does your boyfriend know?

Thank you, I appreciate the advice :). From what I can work out, we had sex 2 days before ovulation. Although please don't make assumptions. First of all, I did mention in my post that I was taking the pill, therefore it was not unprotected sex as far as we were aware, I just so happened to produce LH/ovulate when I was not supposed to. I took the pill for 5 years a couple of years ago and never had a problem and never produced LH/ovulated on it so as far as I was concerned it worked for my body so recently went back on it. I take my pill every day (apart from the 7 day break) and at the same time too as I have an alarm set.
Secondly, if you read the post it says I took a test with my friend who is trying to conceive but struggling as a form of moral support. I took a test with her, and we did not at all expect it to come up with anything, but as it did, we decided to keep track of my LH levels to check it was not a fluke.
Lastly, I understand you don't know me personally but please don't assume the worst in people. Although you wouldn't know this from my post but I am currently doing a phd and I study child psychology and education, and therefore more than understand the effects on children who are brought into unhealthy households or have parents who have done what you are asking, and see the effects it has every day in my work. Me and my partner are not currently trying, but if we were it would be a joint decision and a consensual one. Additionally, consent is extremely important in our relationship as I am a victim of SA and R, and therefore even things such as our choice of contraception is a joint decision. Of course, no one would know these things from my post, but this is why it is important not to make assumptions and some may find it a bit hurtful to be accused of things such as trying for a baby when their partner is unaware or of doing something non-consensual. Regardless, I appreciate your advice and thank you for your response :)

You're on the contraceptive pill. It is very unlikely.

Even if you did ovulate, the pill affects cervical mucus to make it inhospitable to sperm, as well as the lining of the uterus so implantation chances are very low.

Apologies OP I didn't mean to sound like I was making assumptions- it was just the way your post was worded made it sound like you perhaps wanted to be pregnant. It's unusual to take LH tests when not trying to get pregnant too (even with a friend!) but clearly it was just the wording of the post rather than your intention. I also thought from the way your post was worded that you are newly taking the pill and haven't been taking it for a long time. From memory it can take a little while to be fully protective.

It sounds to me like you're very unlikely to be pregnant with the timing and the pill itself. Im not sure of the science of LH surges when on the pill though. Fingers crossed you won't be pregnant. Keep us updated.

OP I’m struggling to understand what days you did your LH test? You had sex on days 2 & 4 and did the tests after this or on those days? Sperm can stay for up to 5 days but even 5 days is quite a stretch for it to work as opposed to having sex on your peak day and day after (ovulation).

Apologies for my poor wording, simply put I had sex two days before my egg released

@katerinagray but you’ve said you did 3 days of LH tests? The first day negative, second day rise and 3rd spike. So you started your testing on the day you had sex, is that correct?