1. Lh Surge During Ovulation
Understanding Luteinizing hormone
http://lhhormone.org
Lisa asks…
LH question. Is lutenizing hormone present during pregnancy?
If so, do the levels vary? Is it as much as when you get a surge during ovulation or always
less?
Pregnancy Advisor’s answers:
During the luteal phase (before ovulation) , rising estrogen triggers the release of LH which
triggers ovulation. LH is not released all at once, but rather it rises and falls for about 24-48
hours. It is this rise that an OPK will predict.
LH is necessary to maintain luteal function for the first two weeks. In case of a pregnancy, luteal
function will be further maintained by the action of hCG (a hormone very similar to LH) from the
newly established pregnancy.
Which means, by the time you would test for pregnancy, LH would no longer be present, as
hCG would be maintaining the pregnancy.
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2. Ruth asks…
Multiple LH surges during 3 weeks using OPK… concerned?
I have been using an OPK for the past month. I had what looked like a surge for 2 days that
happened exactly during the predicted window of ovulation, which for me was between
February 4th and 9th. I continued using the daily strips (came in a pack of 20) for the past 2 and
a half weeks, just to make sure everything was normal. My OBGYN thinks I may have PCOS
(history of irregular cycles and of large, painful ovarian cysts) so I was really thrilled when I had
my LH surge when I was supposed to.
But in the 2 and 1/2 weeks since then, I have had several days of nearly invisible faint lines,
followed by darker (but not positive) lines, followed by a few more days of faint lines… and now
yesterday’s test was very dark, not quite positive, and today’s test was a definite positive. Now
I’m worried, because I have read that women who have multiple LH surges usually have PCOS.
Why am I having multiple surges? Does the fact that I’m about to start my period soon have
any impact on my current LH level? I’m very worried about what this might mean. I am seeing
my gynecologist next week to talk to her about it, but I wanted to see if anyone here had any
helpful info about the problem.
Thanks so much for your help!
Pregnancy Advisor’s answers:
I too was using ovulation kits and found it weird that the first day every month that i tested was
always my most fertile day! But i eventually started testing almost every day thru the month and
always had positives. I talked to my gyno and after blood work and tests I was diagnosed with
PCOS most woman with this always have an increased Lh level which is giving us the positive
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3. lines on the tests sorry but that might be what it is. Don’t give up though because I did get
pregnant, it just took a little longer than most woman …about 2 years hang in there and good
luck …BABY DUST
Sharon asks…
Implantation bleeding happening during ovulation?
I had a LH surge day 13 and 14 of my cycle. We have been having sex every day during and
before this time. On day 14 I got some spotting and then two days later I had alot of cramps.
Could this be implantation bleeding at all? I know it usually happens about 6 to 10 days after
ovulation but is it possible to happen that early on? Or is it more likely that the spotting was just
due to ovulation in general?
Pregnancy Advisor’s answers:
Hi
it sounds more like ovulation spotting to me. I always get ovulation spotting and then the next
day i cramp pretty bad,
it gives me a day or so warning that im very close to ovulation.
Hope this helps and baby dust to you =)
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4. Maria asks…
LH surge and pregnancy ?
My wife is not showing a positive result on her LH surge on a home ovulation test…. Can she
still become pregnant? Or can a woman only conceive during an LH surge
Pregnancy Advisor’s answers:
A positive result on an ovulation test means her LH surge has been detected and ovulation
usually occurs around 24 hours after this. An egg, once released, can be fertilised for up to 24
hours. So, once the ovulation test shows a positive, she is still probably fertile for a couple of
days afterwards.
I got a positive ovulation test while my husband was away. We conceived our son 1.5-2 days
after my positive result.
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5. Susan asks…
Do you think I have a good chance of being pregnant?
Me and my husband have been trying to concieve. My last period was April 27th and my
predicted ovulation date was May 15th, but I think I ovulated on the 12th. We started having
sex on May 1st and have had sex everyday til the 14th of May. Do you think I have a good
chance of being pregnant? I got a ovulation predictor kit May 14th, which was yesterday and
took it and it said I haven’t had a high LH surge yet during ovulation and then today I took it
and the lines were lighter. Do you think I have passed ovulation? Starting on the 9th of May I
started having this white foamy stuff after sex and I was super wet and my discharge was clear
and slippery, then two days ago I had a dry spell. I have been dry ever since. What do you
think? Please give me some advice. And how early can I go to get a urine test at the clinic?
Thank you for your comments.
Pregnancy Advisor’s answers:
Honey, this is damn good change
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6. Nancy asks…
If fertilized at ovulatoin time, would the LH surge drop
immediately? or would i have to wait for preg. test?
Okay, I am trying really hard to get pregnant. I am 30 and this would be my first child. I have
been charting my ovulation and of course I have a LH surge (3 days ago). I have been
attempting to get pregnant during this time. Today I checked and my surge is non existant. Is it
possible that if the egg gets fertilized that the LH surge will drop immediately? I know you only
ovulate for 5 days, but this morning I showed full ovulation and this evening NONE??? Can
anyone explain this to me? My thought was maybe, or hopefully, my egg fertilized and it
stopped my ovulation LH surge!!! any chances?
Thank you for the input…. so when do i know that exact 12 hours the egg is waiting? I am just
too impatient!
Oh.. I have a sperm donor. My first day of ovulation we implanted the sperm, then second, then
third and all the way up to even fifth (when no LH surge was present). But there were a few
days he came at midnight and then back around 7 am then back at 10pm the next day.
Basically there were a few times that he waited over 12 hours to return (he was too busy) I hope
I did not miss that 12 hour span :*(
Pregnancy Advisor’s answers:
You only ovulate once, not for 5 days. You are supposed to have sex during the 5 days around
ovulation *3 days before, the day of, and the day after* to increase your chances of becoming
pregnant. Three days before because sperm can live inside you for 72 hours and the day after
because if unfertilized, eggs have a very short lifespan. Good luck and baby dust!
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