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Hi there
Hope you remember me archie ,i needed some suggestions about OPK which iam trying to use this month.Godwilling i hope this works :-)
I purchased the Clearblue Ovulation tests .My cycle is as follows
Last period on: May-24-05
Cycle length :- 30 days
Today is June 6 th hence its cycle day 14.Hope i got the math right.
I started testing yesterday CD13....My question is i tested yesterday and got a faint result line and darker test comparison line,which is fine i guess as the test leaflet says there is always LH in the body.But archie today i did not get even a faint line ,all that popped up was the comparison line which was dark of course.Is this abnormal????

usually OPK detects surge 36 hrs in advance,going by the book i should ovulate around CD16 ...Hence when should i positively see a +OPK ,maybe CD15 or could it be even later like on CD16 ...what if OPK does not come up positive is that something to be concerned about.

Gosh archie iam having a tough time with this OPK.
Do you know of any other girls going thru this.Als o my cervical mucus is not much,there is a slight moist feeling but that all,have not seen any quality strechy fertile mucus.

lastly archie past few cycles my husband and i had become very mechanical and we were only concentrating on babymaking rather than relaxing and enjoying each others closeness,this time we have let go a lot of that stress and hence we have been having intercourse quite frequently up until now right from CD9....Will this harm us in any way ,i have heard of sperm count going down with frequent sex,that is the last thing we need.:(

Should we refrain till i get a + OPK ,please advise
Thanks a lot again for all your help
awaiting you reply
heartfelt thanks and luv
SSS archie replied. Dear SSS,
YOu have chosen wrong day to use OPK and that's for sure from estimated ovulation if the cycles are strictly regular of 30 days.

In past I have given best information on how to use OPK and seems like in the months by different people(s) suggestion either the message is filtered or totally changed.

Since the OPK would predict ovulation anywhere between 36 hrs to 48 hrs ahead of actual event it would be wise to use if about at least 4 days before estimated ovulation. This is expected to give rise to a negative test on the day 1 and may be or may be not positive on day 2. If the test was negative on day 2 then most likely it will come positive on day 3 and may disappear on day 4 which is likely 12-24 hours before ovulation.

I am not surprised to note your observations they are very fine to my judgement only thing you have started using late, may be you were trying to save some tests.

Regardless of OPK being positive or negative you must not stress while intercourse, that for sure has impact on sperm count and your hormones, which are major players to get you on pregnancy boards. Forget that you are ttc and just enjoy intimacy and moment.

Having intercourse with high frequency can reduce sperm count in some men but not in all, without knowing status of semen data of your spouse it's not possible to say what's happening.

If your cycles were regular then you should not go for intercourse before CD12 or CD13 and have it only for 3-4 days and will be sufficient as far as ttc is considered.

EWCM is individual and can't comment much on that. Also stress can affect consistancy of mucus.

juding you message looks like the day you used first time you were either towards diminishing your LH surge, which means that was the day and next day for you to try for baby, if you have done that then all is OK. Leave the rest for 2weeks to God to do his job.

Archie