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colinsfebmommy

Are opk's worth it?

Nikolie93

I just recently started charting and that, along with opk's, has been helpful to me. I like knowing what's going on.

I know they can be expensive but you can get a big pack of them on amazon for cheaper than in stores. I use the Babi brand but most use wondro's from what I've seen.

Radiantly

personally i am skipping on OPKs... i used them for a few months but every brand was different and only the really expensive ones were easy to figure out.  I do temp every day, though, so I can see when I have cervical mucus (CM) that is egg-whitey or watery which indicates fertility.  And, I see the temp jump after ovulation.  I start having sex about 5 days prior to my typical ovulation date. Actually we usually try to BD just after my period ends to start.

So, that's what I've been doing.  Bottom line is they're not worth it to me.

MySallyGirl

They're worth it to me bc I have cervical mucus everyday and sometimes for me it can be tricky to interpret. The opk is reassurance to me that yes you're on the right track and you need to have sex with dh again today! then obviously temping confirms that too

MsJazzy73

Because I buy the Wondfo bundles on Amazon, I can say it's definitely worth it to me. I chart and temp also. But especially this month starting Clomid, it threw my O date further back, so I could've missed it. My FF is STILL not registering me as having O'd. I can't really tell by my CM either.

Definitely worth getting the strips. It's not like a PG test though, faint lines don't count. It needs to be the same or darker than the control line, period. Once you accept that, they're not as hard to figure out.

Teenie16

They are definitely worth it for me. I don't temp because my sleep schedule is not consistent, I don't sleep well so getting accurate temps are difficult. So it is my best predictor. 

vh2014

I *think* they are worth it for me. My chart is a wreck and it may be because of my Hoshimoto's (thyroid) which will never give me a consistent temp. I see my endocrinologist today. If i could get the temps to be reliable I probably won't do them more than a month or 2 just to confirm, but at least I could see my body tried this time.

WinoGrrl

They are worth it to me - I buy the Target brand which comes with a seal-able tube full of 30 test strips. Super easy to read and since I chart I can limit my OPK testing to around the time my chart indicates and then I end up making the one package of OPKs last a couple of months. 

Davie813

I think they "worked"--as in, predicted ovulation--pretty well for me.  However, since my problem is egg quality, not timing, that turned out not to matter in the long run. 

You might as well try them for yourself and see what you think.  FWIW, nobody on here seems to have anything nice to say about the Clearblue Fertility monitor.  Maybe start with something cheaper?

colinsfebmommy

Davie813 said:

You might as well try them for yourself and see what you think.  FWIW, nobody on here seems to have anything nice to say about the Clearblue Fertility monitor.  Maybe start with something cheaper?

GOod plan : )

flyliceandcoffee

Davie813 said:

I think they "worked"--as in, predicted ovulation--pretty well for me.  However, since my problem is egg quality, not timing, that turned out not to matter in the long run. 

You might as well try them for yourself and see what you think.  FWIW, nobody on here seems to have anything nice to say about the Clearblue Fertility monitor.  Maybe start with something cheaper?

I know I'm in the minority, but I've actually found this better than the wondfos for me (although it's not the actual fertility monitor so maybe that's different). i have a very very very difficult time reading the ones with the lines (I've never gotten an actual positive), so the smiley face version is more consistent for me and have been spot on (confirmed by temps) for the last 3 months. I do ovulate pretty early on though so one box lasts 3-4 months which is probably why I'm okay with them

AuntieMissy76

If you are seeing a RE don't bother with the OPKs because they will monitor you with bloodwork and US which is far more accurate (and save your money and time!).