Can I ask a stupid question?

[mojo86]

Sorry for asking a silly question but I am a bit confused. I have PCOS and rarely have a period, cycles can be up to 150 days I bought a large pack of OPK online so I could test most days to try and make sense of any "cycles".

To date I have never had a positive ovulation result. To start with there wasnt even a second line showing, just the control line. Then I started to get faint test lines however the instructions say the test line needs to be as dark as or darker than the control line to be classed as positive. Last week the test line was getting darker though still not enough to be classed as positive. Now the test line has gone back to extremely faint/barely there. What does this mean? Or does it not mean anything at all? I usually take the test same time of day around lunch time or afternoon so I dont think its anything to do with that. Was I close to ovulating and then my body decided not to bother or what?

Any information any of you ladies have on this would be greatly appreciated as I am so fed up is it so much to ask for a positive OPK just once?!

Thanks in advance xxx

**may also be helpful to know I have been testing since beg of sept this year and my last set of blood work taken in august showed that all hormones within normal range except progesterone which was less than 3**

 

[wonderstars]

Some women have a really short surge such that if the tests were 24 hrs apart they may have missed it. Have you tried digital OPKs?

After about 7 months of TTC I finally got fed up of all the lines and starting using the digital OPKs as back up. I never found my strips to have a clear dark test line but I always got a smiley face. It might be worth trying if you're getting frustrated.

Good luck!

 

[twinkle2]

I was the same after coming off bcp (although never been regular at all before being on bcp either). I decided that time was of the essense and even though my GP sent me for testing and a scan (showed clear ovaries so no pcos or endo) and blood tests all proved normal (except prolactin at the higher end of normal and thyroid at the lower end of normal). I saw a specialist privately (cost £150) and he prescribed norethisterone to induce AF and clomid 50mg. I ovulated well and the third cycle I got my bfp (twins but sadly ended in miscarriage). Anyway, if you can afford the cost (we had to really scrimp) it is def worth it if you are impatient like me and biological clock is ticking. Good luck hon I really recommend the clomid. xx
ps the month it worked i also took soy, b6 and had accupuncture. baby dust to you.

 

[Amber3]

I think it would be a lot cheaper and less frustrating for you to learn to read your body's signals. When your ovulation comes closer your mucus will start or it will change. Your mucus will actually show you clearly what is or what is not going on in your body, all you have to do is learn to understand how fertile mucus looks. Fertile mucus is klear, stretchy and feels lubricative ( a lot like raw eegs.) If any one of those characteristics are met you should start getting "active"
Best wishes,
Amber

 

[mojo86]

Thanks ladies I think I may invest in some digital OPK to use when im unsure. Amber3 I do try to look out for changes in CM but dont really notice much to be honest - perhaps thats because im not ovulating? Twinkle I have thought about going private but im on the list to be seen by the fertility specialist in less than ten weeks now and my GP said they will start me on Metformin and Clomid so im trying to hold out until then fingers crossed.
Thanks again ladies baby dust to you all xxx