Pregnancy tests, ovulation and ovulation tests
6 days before ovulation test
how many days before your period can you still ovulate? I'm on the waiting game again and did an ovulation test from Action yesterday and today. See the photo with the same result, but today's was a bit darker (secretly hoping too, since I've read somewhere that these tests can sometimes pick up hcg). Would love to hear your thoughts!
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Anne #2
It can go either way.. I always get a faint line on my ovulation test around 7 days after ovulation. If yours is getting darker, that's a good sign, but it could also mean that today's urine was more concentrated. Hopefully it's good news! Keep testing for a few days and see what happens
If it is, then it's really still very early! -
Hato #3
Hey Roos, out of curiosity I did an ovulation test from Action myself and it was super dark. After that I took a pregnancy test and it was also positive
I'm currently 23 weeks pregnant with my second baby. You can test again tomorrow and the day after to see if it gets darker. But of course pregnancy tests are more reliable than ovulation tests. Some women always have a line (dark/light) because they have LH hormone in their blood and their ovulation test will always show a line. Is this the case for you? Let's wait and see 
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Puck #4
I’d just take a pregnancy test. You’re already thinking it means you’re pregnant, so you might as well just test, right? You can keep testing with ovulation tests for a few more days, but what’s the point? -
roos started this #5
Congratulations, Hato It's still too early for a pregnancy test, 6 days before your period, so I'm probably just driving myself crazy again with those ovulation tests. But it was quite special that they were still so clear before my period. I'll see what tomorrow brings. Doesn't save much money though, does it? ???? -
Moedertjuh #6
I tested with both during my last pregnancy. I had a bunch of ovulation tests left from Sensitex and wanted to see which one would show a line earlier. At 5/6 dpo I felt a sharp sting, and the next day I had light bleeding. On 8 dpo, the pregnancy test showed a very faint line, almost invisible. The ovulation test showed a clearer line. It’s true that they also react to hCG, as stated in the leaflet. But you still need to do a pregnancy test to be sure it’s actually a pregnancy. I just found it fun to test. When I was 5 weeks along, the line on the ovulation test was almost black. But if the ovulation test keeps getting darker, that’s a good sign. Good luck! -
roos started this #7
what is dpo again? -
Anonymous Guest #8
How is your discharge so close to due date, girl? -
Puck #9
Yeah, it's still too early for a pregnancy test. But why are you testing with those ovulation strips then? Is it because you're hoping it turns positive due to the hCG you're producing? In that case, you might as well just do a pregnancy test. I don't quite get it, I think
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roos Guest #10
never mind, I'm not really looking forward to responses like Puck's, I just really want to believe that I'm pregnant, especially after last month. And taking a pregnancy test now is pointless because it's still negative anyway, you said so yourself, and yes, maybe I'm driving myself crazy with those ovulation tests, but hey, that's my own thing, right?
thanks for your responses, to the rest of the girls too -
Puck #11
I'm not saying it's TOO early for a pregnancy test. I also didn't say it would be negative. I actually think it will be positive, assuming the ovulation tests are rising because they're reacting to hCG.
If you had an ovulation earlier this cycle and you found it, you can't ovulate again now. So the test is probably reacting to hCG, and you can take a pregnancy test.
If you hadn't found an LH peak yet, this could be your ovulation with a later ovulation than usual.
I think it's a shame that everything on this forum is so often interpreted negatively. If I had these tests in your situation, I'd want to be sure the test is rising due to hCG and take a pregnancy test. That's just well-meaning advice. Nothing malicious or ill-intentioned. -
Anne #12
Puck, you were right in your answer. People can also feel nothing when they get an answer they don't want to hear. -
Anne #13
I agree with Puck on that. People get upset the moment you say something, even though it's often not meant badly... And there's also a trend towards more vague ailments, whereas if you really have symptoms, hCG should be measurable. -
Anne #14
Exactly Anne!! If you don't join in the chat... you'll get a negative reaction. -
Hato #15
I don't think Puck meant anything bad by it, but this is an online platform where people write, and you sometimes can't read or understand the intent and feelings behind the words. So you might write something that gets misinterpreted, for example. That leads to misunderstandings and makes us feel attacked, even though it wasn't meant that way -
Moedertjuh #16
It's indeed just a matter of how it's interpreted and how your hormones are acting at the time
Some days I'm also quicker to snap than others, you know. And on a forum with women, you sometimes get situations like this. But I do think it's important that people dare to ask. -
Bijtje Guest #17
Day 38 since the first day of my last normal 29-day cycle.
Pregnancy test negative.
Ovulation tests positive?
What can I expect, or are the ovulation tests also not positive since I've read different things about that???? -
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Nadia #19
Bijtje, day 38 in a 29-day cycle is indeed incredibly long. A positive ovulation test usually means that ovulation is about to happen, but if you're still there now, something doesn't add up. It could be that you have a cyst that's causing the test to show positive. I don't know exactly what's going on in your body, so give your GP or midwife a call for a check-up.
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