Attempt at pos opk question

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Originally Posted by BlessedMomma

I was wondering as well becausei usually get a + opk the day of ovulation and I heard by then its too late. Is that true? The reason I know my positive is the day of ov is because I always get bad cramps that day.

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You cannot tell what day you are ovulating on, on the basis of O pains. you can get them before, during, and after ovulation and some people find that ovulation actually relieves their pains.

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Originally Posted by BlessedMomma

Anchor what if I only had 1 attempt the day of ovulation. Would that b considered too late?

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It's lower odds but not impossible!

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Originally Posted by BlessedMomma

Thank u so much for the quick reply that was very informative :) and im sorry I know this is another totally random question but ive noticed alot of ladies making husbands abstain for up to 7 days and then 1 attempt at pos opk. Why is that? Ive heard sperm that isnt ejaculated every 4 days become worse quality or die off? Is that not true? I would like to try that next month if im not pregnant just curious about y that method works and how. Im ttc girl

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If you're alreaady having DH release every 2-4 days and then one release, I would stick with that. I do not think the abstain is bringing anything to the sway that the one release is not already doing, and it is drastically lowering odds of conception. I would recommend sticking with the every 4 day release + one attempt for good odds at both conception and pink.

Thank u for all the replies atomic. The only reason I assume I ovulate the day of the pain is because the first month ttc I took my bbt everyday. I had ovulation pains on the same day as positive opk and the next morning I had a temp rise. I also had a negative opk the day before and after the positive opk. I know u said u cant know for sure wo ultrasound but when would u assume I ovulate? I just want my next attempt to give the sperm enough time to mature and reach the egg while also not being too late. Sorry if that was too long and confusing

BBT has only been able to pinpoint day of ovulation 30% of the time in studies. It is great for helping people conceive and preventing unwanted pregnancy, but no better than a close guess at detecting ovulation day.

When OPK go pos or neg that doesn't tell us anything either. Some people ahve short surges, others have long surges, and it doesn't mean anything for when they ovulate after their first positive.

You cannot know what day you ovulate without an ultrasound. The good news is, you don't have to know. That is why we are having attempt at first pos OPK, that is before ovulation for everyone with no guesswork involved - unlike a cutoff where you're like, geesh am I 3 days before ovulation now or what?? DTD at pos OPK and you're in with a well timed attempt for good odds of conception.