Every woman who decides to have a baby wants to get pregnant, as soon as possible. However, for the entire menstrual cycle, there are only a few days in which conception is most likely. This is the time of ovulation when the egg leaves the ovary. If sexual intercourse occurs during this period, then pregnancy will occur with a probability of about 30%.
Today, there are several ways to determine the day the egg enters the fallopian tube. But the simplest and most accurate of all is the ovulation test, which is sold in any pharmacy and is relatively inexpensive.
The release of an egg from the ovary is stimulated by an increase in luteinizing hormone (LH). It is his elevated level in the urine that allows you to fix an ovulation test. The peak concentration of this hormone indicates that it will occur in a day. Therefore, within 36 hours it is necessary to have sexual intercourse, because after leaving the ovary the egg lives a little more than a day.
Every woman who chooses a method for determining the time it takes for a mature egg to fall into the fallopian tube is interested in how much the ovulation test costs, as well as other methods? For example, you can measure the basal temperature and be guided by your feelings absolutely free, but it is inconvenient and the accuracy will be very low. The most reliable method is folliculogenesis in combination with tests for hormones, but it is expensive and you will have to do an ultrasound regularly and throughout the cycle to donate blood from a vein.
The best option is the ovulation test, which is cheaper, it can be done at home or at work, and at the same time it has an accuracy of 99%. However, it must be remembered that he still captures the peak of LH. If a woman has problems with reproductive health, then the release of an egg ready for fertilization may not happen.
The cost depends on the manufacturer, region, quantity per package and type. There are test strips, cassettes and inkjet tests, the latter cost about twice as much as the former. The most common packaging is 5 pieces. Their cost in Moscow pharmacies ranges from 100 to 400 rubles, depending on the type and manufacturer.
Any woman who wants to use this method to determine the most likely time to conceive is interested in how to use the ovulation test correctly? Its main advantage is ease of use.
First you need to determine the length of your cycle. In most women, it is from 21 to 35 days and should be regular. If this is not so, then it is necessary for calculations to take the shortest cycle in four months.
It is recommended to start an ovulation test 17 days before the start of menstruation. That is, with a cycle length of 28 days, you should start from 11 and continue until a positive result is obtained.
The study should be carried out at the same time daily. To obtain a reliable result, you can not drink and urinate for two hours in front of him, and it is also worth using a morning dose of urine.
Depending on the type of dough, you need to place it under a stream of urine for 5 seconds (jet) or lower it into a collected container with urine (test strip). Then remove, leave on a dry surface and wait 5-10 minutes. Then you need to compare the control line, which always appears when the test is performed correctly, with the line of the result. If it is darker than the sample or the same, then ovulation will soon be and testing should be discontinued. If it is not there or it is paler, then it is necessary to continue further until two identical stripes are obtained.
Thus, an ovulation test is a convenient, accurate and relatively inexpensive way to determine the probable time of conception. Its use significantly increases the possibility of pregnancy, and also accelerates it.