This test kit can be incredibly helpful to women or couples who are trying to maximise their chances of conception.
Knowing when to have sex when trying for a baby can sometimes feel like a lottery – but scientifically speaking, there is a golden window. This short moment of time occurs mid-way through a woman’s menstrual cycle – something women can usually only really guess at.
By checking LH levels in the urine on a regular basis, ovulation predictor kits help you to understand when the ‘LH surge’ happens: this is a key indicator that ovulation is happening and that this is, therefore, the optimal time to try and conceive.
In terms of the testing format, this kit is not dissimilar to many pregnancy test kits.
At home ovulation tests detect heightened levels of luteinising hormone in your urine. By charting when this happens, you can identify the best time to try and conceive.
Your test result will either be NEGATIVE – meaning that your LH levels are not elevated, or you will get a POSITIVE reading, meaning that they are elevated and now is the best time to try and conceive.
If your result says that your LH levels are elevated, this indicates that an LH surge has been detected – this is synonymous with the hours before the release of the egg into the fallopian tube, where it awaits fertilisation. A positive test means you should probably ovulate, therefore, in the next 24-36 hours.
If your result is negative, you should take another test the next day and for as many days as required until the LH surge is detected.