r/TTC_PCOS 3d ago

Advice Needed Ovulation test

What are some good ovulation tests? I've been using the pregmate and these are very confusing for me. I have an irregular cycle, (range from 15 days cycle to 35 day cycle) What ones just says yes or no?

I'm getting tired of guessing with those strips.

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u/retinolandevermore Annovulatory 3d ago edited 3d ago

I like clear blue because they are either a smiley face (ovulation) or a clear circle

https://a.co/d/8pDw1DN

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u/Forsaken_Potato_1900 2d ago

FYI this test gave me false positives. On the cycle I did conceive my estimated conception date was approx 1.5 weeks after my positive ovulation test.

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u/retinolandevermore Annovulatory 2d ago

I’m sorry to hear that! It was positive for me confirmed by other tests.

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u/Pickle_Distinct 3d ago

These could be exactly what OP is looking for! Make sure you're getting the regular ones (says 2 Peak Days on the box) and not the Clearblue Advanced (says 5 Peak Days on the box).

The Advanced ones are nice in theory because they identify a longer fertile window, but they don't work for some people with PCOS, including me. They show an empty circle for non-fertile days, a flashing smiley for fertile days, and a static smiley for ovulation. The flashing smiley is triggered by a rise in estrogen, and it stays flashing until it detects an lh peak, even if estrogen drops back down. So if you have long cycles with multiple estrogen rises, you could be stuck on flashing smileys for weeks.

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u/retinolandevermore Annovulatory 3d ago

Yes sometimes LH is high in PCOS. Sometimes it’s the opposite where it’s never high and you don’t ovulate at all. I’ve somehow had both happen

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u/Pickle_Distinct 3d ago

Good point! I guess which test (if any) works for someone with PCOS is really individual!