PCOS and Ovulating? Please Help

[YearningHeart]

Hi ladies.

Ok so I had a BFN on my first round of IVF. I have 6 weeks before my next appointment and during this time I want to try as much as possible for a natural BFP. I have on my periods now and should finish in like 3/4 days. I have 30 ovulation strips of 3 different companies

The funny thing is I dont understand these ovulating thing properly. Do I start checking from day 5 after I finish my periods? Because I have PCOS it means my next cycle of periods is completely unknown so does that mean my ovulation will be late? Is 30 ovulation strips enough?

Has anyone done this before? I feel so dumb asking this after doing IVF.

Thanks in advance. xx

 

[wannabemummyb]

Hi hun,

From what i understand you should do the tsts from cd10 until you ov. It should tell you on the packet. I bought some IC opks as you can get a fair amount for relatively cheap. The packet said to take them in the afternoon/evening and the same time each day, as the test line gets darker, take the tests twice a day.

I'm still a novice at them as I had read somewhere they were no use if you have pcos. But thought i'd try them x

 

[YearningHeart]

Yeahhh thats why I read. Somewhere on this forum someone said to me that apparently those ovulation sticks are useless if you PCOS so I did research and it seems to be but Im still going to use them. I might as well since I have so many. I didnt know you would take them twice a day?

x

 

[wannabemummyb]

Yeahhh thats why I read. Somewhere on this forum someone said to me that apparently those ovulation sticks are useless if you PCOS so I did research and it seems to be but Im still going to use them. I might as well since I have so many. I didnt know you would take them twice a day?

x

Only take them twice a day when your almost getting a positive, as i understand the LH surge can be short for some women and it helps you catch it.

I say anything is worth trying x

 

[YearningHeart]

Yeah I agree. Right now for me anything is worth trying. x

 

[lian_83]

Try the microscope instead. Otherwise, you might need heaps of sticks, unless you got the ICs, they could get pretty expensive.

I have pcos as well and it sux. But the microscope is the more economical way to go for cysters.

 

[heres_hoping]

OPKs are not completely useless in PCOS. For some Cysters, they don't work as their LH is always high and they just always get false positives. They do work for me and for lots of other Cysters too, so it is def worth a go. How long are your cycles normally? Without meds, my cycles were very variable anyone up to 80days, so starting at day 10 would have been crazy! Now I am on clomid, my cycles are 28 days so I start at day 10 and normally ov day 12-14.

The other thing you can do it track your BBT, that will confirm that you have ovulated, so you will know if a positive OPK was real.