KEY FEATURES AND BENEFITS

• EVERY test is individually foil-wrapped to keep the item fresh and for your safety 
• Tests are EASY to use and results easy to read so you can use and see the results quickly
• The tests are 99%+ ACCURATE and results can often be read in less than 30 seconds
• DISCREET PACKAGING with no indication as to contents. Your PRIVACY will be respected at all times
• COMPLIES with all CE approved
• ALL TESTS have at least a minimum 15 months to expiry date

WHAT IS OVAULATION?

• Thinking about getting pregnant? Just as menstrual cycles are different for every woman, so is ovulation. By learning to recognize the signs of ovulation, you’ll be able to time intercourse with your partner accordingly to boost the odds of getting pregnant
• A pregnancy begins with conception. A child is conceived when the male sperm successfully fertilises the female egg. Successful fertilisation is most likely to occur during a 24-hour period following the LH surge
• Since this window is usually only open once a month and for a short period of time, being able to predict the LH surge is very helpful when trying to become pregnant. These tests look for the presence of LH in urine
• Ovulation is the phase in your menstrual cycle when a mature egg is released from the ovary, setting the stage for fertilization. Each woman is born with millions of immature eggs that wait to be released, normally one at a time, every month. During ovulation the egg travels down the fallopian tube, where it may meet up with a sperm and become fertilized. For most healthy women, ovulation generally happens once a month, a few weeks after menstruation begins.

HOW DOES AN OVULATION TEST WORK? WHAT IS AN LH SURGE? 

• When a woman is about to ovulate, her body releases a large amount of a hormone called LH (Luteinising Hormone)
• LH is always present in your urine but the levels increase (surge) in the middle of your cycle, causing you to release an egg from the ovary. This process is called ovulation
• If the LH surge is present, ovulation is likely to occur in the next 12 to 36 hours. Our ovulation tests detect the LH surge by measuring the level of LH in urine

WHEN SHOULD I USE THE OVAULATION TEST? 

• To determine when to begin testing, you need to work out the length of your menstrual cycle
• The length of your cycle is from the first day of your period to the last day before your next period starts (count the first day of bleeding as day 1). Calculate what the usual length of your menstrual cycle has been over the last few months
• Once you have worked out the average length of your cycle you can use the chart that is one of the images on our listing (Please print out or contact us to send you the attachment), which clearly shows on which day of your menstrual cycle you should begin testing

• You may have heard that ovulation typically happens on day 15 of your menstrual cycle, but it’s not the same for everyone. For most women, your menstrual cycle lasts between 28 and 32 days, and ovulation usually hits between days 10 and 19 of that cycle—about 12 to 16 days before your next period
• In reality, there’s a six-day “fertile window” in your cycle—the five days leading up to ovulation, through the day of ovulation. And of those six days, the optimal time frame to conceive is during the two to three days prior to ovulation and the day of ovulation itself, when you’re most fertile. Once your egg has been released, it’s viable for about 12 to 24 hours. After that, you typically can’t get pregnant until your next menstrual cycle (but if you’re not trying to conceive, you should still use birth control at all times as a precaution).
• For best results, test around the same time each day, and cut back your liquid intake for four hours beforehand, so your urine will be more concentrated and your LH easier to detect.
• Please avoid testing your urine first thing in the morning as the LH is synthesized in your body early in the morning and it may not show up in your urine until later in the day

HOW DO I READ THE TEST RESULTS? 

• Essentially if you get no lines at all in the test window then you either haven't ovulated yet or even this test is not sensitive enough to pick up the LH surge
• At this Ultra Early sensitivity level if you get no test lines followed by faint lines for a couple of days which then fade back to no lines then that is the perfect indication that you have ovulated normally during those days, especially if 14-16 days after the faint lines you started your period

IF THE RESULT IS POSITIVE, WHEN IS IT BEST TO HAVE INTERCOURSE? 

• Ovulation usually follows the start of the LH surge within 24-36 hours
• This is the time when you are at your most fertile, so therefore it is recommended that you should have intercourse during this period

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO SEE THE RESULT?

• A positive result can often be read in 30-40 seconds but to confirm a negative result (no test line or the test line is much fainter than the control line) you should wait the full 10 minutes

TEST SENSITIVITY

• The product which we supply, is the standard product for the majority of women (over 90%), at 20mIU
• The numbers (e.g. 20mIU) are a standardised measurement system that detects the pregnancy or ovulation hormones present in your body. The lower the number, the higher the sensitivity
• As with pregnancy tests, the higher the sensitivity, the earlier you will detect if you are about to ovulate. If you have regular cycles and no known problems then the High 20mIU sensitivity are the ones you should have and the ones that are recommended

WHAT CHANGES SHOULD I LOOK FOR WITH MY BODY, TO KNOW WHEN I AM ABOUT TO OVULATE?

• Usually after you finish your bleed you will have 3-4 days when you have dry days
• As you near ovulation, your body produces more estrogen, causing cervical mucus to become stretchy and clear, like egg white, which helps sperm swim to the egg that’s released during ovulation
• The amount of cervical mucus and what it looks and feels like varies from woman to woman. To test it for ovulation, insert a clean finger into your vagina, remove some of the mucus and then stretch out the secretion between your thumb and finger. If it’s sticky and stretchy or very wet and slippery, that’s a good sign that you’re in a fertile phase.
• The wetness increases daily, usually lasting about 9 days at which point the mucus will become plentiful, slippery, clear and stretchy
• At this point it is a good sign that ovulation will occur in the next couple of days
• After ovulation, occurs the mucus will again become more sticky, less stretchy and then dryer again

FAQ’S

WHAT SHOULD I DO IF AFTER USING THE TEST I HAVE STILL NOT DETECTED MY LH SURGE?

• Most women with regular cycles will detect their LH Surge in 5 days or under
• However, if you have irregular cycles you may need to test for longer and may require additional ovulation tests to detect your LH Surge

WILL HAVING RECENTLY STOPPED USING THE CONTRACEPTIVE PILL HAVE AFFECTED MY RESULT? 

• As the pill disrupts your natural hormone balance it may take a few months for your periods to return to normal. You may want to wait until you have had 2 normal periods before starting to use ovulation tests

WILL ALCOHOL OR OTHER COMMON MEDICINES AFFECT THE TEST RESULTS?

• No, but you should consult your doctor if you are taking any hormonal treatments

CAN THE OVULATION TEST BE USED FOR CONTRACEPTION?

• No, the test is not designed to prevent conception. As sperm can survive for 72 hours, you might still become pregnant if you had intercourse before you detected your LH Surge and also because some woman can and do ovulate more than once in the same cycle

MY TEST RESULTS FOR THE LH SURGE WERE POSITIVE BUT I AM STILL NOT PREGNANT AFTER INTERCOURSE?

• There are many factors that can affect your fertility
• It can take many couples months to achieve pregnancy. You may need to use these tests for a few months before pregnancy occurs
• If after 6 months of trying you have still not become pregnant, you should visit your doctor for advice
• For some women, ovulation doesn’t always take place or it can be irregular. In general, if you are pregnant, have gone through menopause, or you take birth control pills consistently and on time, you won’t ovulate. Certain diseases or disorders (such as polycystic ovary syndrome or premature ovarian failure, among other conditions) and certain medications (including some antidepressants, anti-nausea medications and chemotherapy) may cause a woman to stop ovulating for periods of time. Also, other lifestyle factors — stress or being significantly underweight or overweight (measured by body fat percentage)—may affect menstruation and ovulation