Ovulation fact 5: Do ovulation prediction kits and temperature charts work?
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Yes, they can be a useful guide. They can tell you when you're ovulating, but can be inaccurate on timing. Learning to read your body and pinpointing the fertile time in your cycle is cheaper and often more affective.
Ovulation kits work by testing your urine for a hormone surge which occurs just before ovulation. By the time you get the result, the window of opportunity may have passed. Something called Basal body temperature (BBT) measurements used to be used but rely on the fact that your body temperature increases a very small amount after ovulation. Again, you may have already ovulated by the time you get this information, so it's too late to conceive.
Try our ovulation date calculator tool to and see how you get on.
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Where to next?
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10 things to do before trying for a baby
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Determining the sex of your baby
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Ovulation calculator
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Print out and keep ovulation chart
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Things to do before trying for a baby: Dentist and folic acid
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Things to do before trying for a baby: Eat and know your cycle
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Things to do before trying for a baby: Have sex and check your man
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Things to do before trying for a baby: The Pill and your doctor
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Understanding your cycle
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What is the best age to have a baby?
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Your 20s
