TTC 2012 Group Year of the ball, Year of the bump

Your welcome Taryn! 12 DPO and your ticker says "testing date 5 June", so you are being impatient . I know these 2ww are terrible, I still have more than a week to go

Tracy - sorry about the living conditions. That is not lekker at all. I'm like a lioness protecting our living space. People have lived with us before and I almost divorced my hubby because of it. It is terrible! Good luck and strongs! But happy happy 4 year anniversary! Hopefully you guys can still make it special!

Lucy - ah no, hopefully it is not really AF

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Ilse - thanks for the beautiful explaination! I almost want to print it out and refer back to it. Thanks!

I guess im just hanging on to what ever hope I might have. I am only about 12dpo today so maybe it is too soon. Who knows!

I'm no expert on that, but what my biochemical knowledge tell me is that is not possible to use a OPK as a HPT.

OPKs detect a surge in the LH hormone. Now LH and FSH are anterior pituitary hormones that are under the control of hypothalamic hormone (GnRH). LH is necessary to maintain the corpus luteum.

HPTs detect human gonadotropin hormone that is only present (and starts being produced after implantation) when you are pregnant.

If you are not pregnant, then in the last 2 days before menstruation a large secretion of progesterone and estrogen from the corpus luteum inhibits the secretion of FSH and LH from the anterior pituitary by a negative feedback loop. The corpus luteum begins to disintegrate and all of this leads to menstrual bleeding.

So, maybeeeeee and this is a BIG maybeeeeeee, an OPK will still detect the presence of LH when you are pregnant (i.e. no negative feedback), but if one goes with that, you will have a + OPK from ovulation right through your lutheal phase and then obviously after AF was due - since the secretion of LH only stops 2 days before menstruation. So, there is a chance it will work, but I would rather then still wait for AF to be late and trust the HPT.

These tests are different and made for different hormones. And since there is only the "2-day window" you will maybe on the day or so before AF is due still pick up a + OPK because the LH might not be completely out of your system. (All obviously dfepends on the amount of hormone circulating).

Just my opinion, different tests for different reasons .

Taryn, don't be depressed, remember Vix tested and got a BFN and then 2 days later it was positive.

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Hi there
Tracy i think you saw the OPK that Paisley posted LOL she marked it wrong it should be cd 9 and 10 not DPO.

Tracy, you thinking of Paisley's OPK'S i think she posted on Jan/Feb Mommies to be...

I dont see how an OPK can be used as a HPT, then im sure all of us would be pregnant by now...

I could be talking nonsense...

Tracy - Hugs! You are venting in the right place it helps you be more calm with your family. Is it your DH or brother that is bipolar? Why don't you, DH and son just go to a spur or something and celebrat your anniversary as a family. Not romantic I know but special all the same and it might give a bit of a time out from your stressful living situation.

Chris - wooooo hoooooo!

Taryn - Never heard of using OPK's in LP. Sorry can't help there.

Capi - Well done on the BD. FX friend!

Andy - Sorry Hun. 17 months is a long time! I am on 12!! Are you going to get more help?

Laliek - I am so excited to hear what your scan shows!!!

Hello to all my other friends - hope you have a lovely day!

AFM - Started spotting last night, so it is a good thing I didn't waste any of my stash of HPT's. Guess I'll just have the temptation next month!

Taryn, wanted to ask that question myself.....I saw a pic posted on another thread last night of someone's OPK's - but written on the OPK's was 9DPO and 10DPO, and the line was WAY darker on the 10DPO than the 9DPO one.
So I'm not sure if someone was showing how they used their OPK as a preg test or not????
I heard somewhere else that you cna use OPK's as a Preg Test too.....but don't quote me....,