When you are trying to get pregnant you would assume that predicting ovulation and getting pregnant are one in the same, but you need to know the biological foundation of what actually maximizes your probability of conceiving. Here are some facts you should know when trying to conceive (with medical references).
1. Finding your 4 most fertile days before ovulation makes all the difference.
According to an article published in the Journal of Reproductive Medicine, “Proper identification of the fertility window may shorten the time to conception from 6 months to one month for the majority of women.” (3 out of 4 women).
If you have been trying to get pregnant, ask yourself one question: are you sure that you are utilizing your entire fertile window or are you like many couples-“saving up for that one day that you plan to have intercourse”? Reproductive Endocrinologists agree that conception is possible from intercourse beginning 5
days before ovulation extending through the day of ovulation, and that the highest probability of conception occurs with intercourse on the days prior to ovulation, rather than the day of ovulation itself. Since sperm may survive for up to 6 days in the female reproductive tract. You should be having intercourse those days when trying to get pregnant.
Below is a chart that references the chances of conception during the days of your fertile window.
Note that the 4 days before ovulation hold an 80% chance of conception. The day of ovulation, only provides a 5% chance. If you are using LH test strips, or LH testing of any kind to time when to “try”, you are only predicting the hours before ovulation. You may not be getting pregnant because you may not be having intercourse at the right time-before you ovulate. Remember that to maximize your chances of getting pregnant, you want to ensure that sperm are waiting for the egg.
Are you “trying” at the right time? OV-Watch can help.
2. Finding the right days to “try” can be frustrating. What can help you find your “most fertile days”?
This is a graph of all of the hormone surges that happened prior to ovulation. As you can see, the LH surge comes about 24 hours before ovulation. That means that you will only-AT BEST- (depending on when during the day you test) be alerted to the day before ovulation and the day of ovulation.
If you use OV-Watch, you will be able to find the 4 days before ovulation as well as the day of ovulation- your full fertile window. OV-Watch detects the chloride surge. That surge comes 6 days before ovulation. It is an earlier indicator of ovulation than LH. When OV-Watch detects the chloride surge, it will clearly alert
you to fertile days 1 through 4 and ovulation day. Sixty-six percent more pregnancies are estimated to occur with OV-Watch over LH test kits.
An interesting claim that one of the branded LH kits makes on their box is the following: “The most effective home ovulation kit on the market”. That leads you to believe that it is effective at getting you pregnant. When, in fact, if you look at the fine print, this is what it says: More consumers are able to read results as well as a laboratory professional with this test than with any other ovulation test kit.
Did you also realize that if you are taking Clomid, or have PCOS, you can get false positives using LH test sticks? According to G. Wright Bates, MD, a noted Reproductive Endocrinologist, chronically high LH (in PCOS patients and anyone taking clomid) may cause false readings with monitors or sticks that rely on urine
testing. Dr. Bates also states, “The OV-Watch may be the most accurate means to correctly identify the fertile period in these women once ovulation has been restored. In a head to head comparison with ovulation predictor kits that relied on testing for hormone changes in the urine, the OV-Watch was almost 6 times more likely to identify the true 4 or 5 day fertile window.”
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3. Can the OV-Watch really find the most crucial fertile days that you have?
In obtaining FDA clearance to market OV-Watch as a fertility predictor, it was determined that OV-Watch was “substantially equivalent” in predicting ovulation as the devices it was compared to, however more importantly it was also noted that “This device (OV-Watch) provides the user with notice up to 4 days before ovulation during which the user may have the greatest chance of becoming pregnant.” And “Properly used, OV-Watch gives more notice for conceiving and is not invasive.”
What can maximize your probability of conceiving? OV-Watch can.
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