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Why is my ovulation test positive despite a negative pregnancy test?
Query: Hello doctor,I am 35 years old and currently trying to conceive for the second time. I have a 12-year-old son. I have been using the clear blue ovulation test, which showed a positive result last month with a flashing smiley face. It was positive again a week back with a static smile face. However, ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Ovulation tests are designed to detect the presence of luteinizing hormone (LH) in urine, which typically surges 24 to 36 hours before ovulation occurs. This surge in LH indicates that your body is preparing to release an egg from the ovary... Read Full »
Can I conceive after a follicular rupture?
Query: Hello doctor, I had a positive urine ovulation predictor kit test before four days. I visited the clinic for a follicular scan on that day, and I believe there was a rupture of the follicle. I want to know if I have fertile days left after follicle ruptures or there is no chance? We did not have in... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Follicle rupture is the right time for planned intercourse. So please go ahead and plan for pregnancy. However, if you have a doubt, then get back to me. Take care Read Full »
Can the presence of cervical mucus indicate fertility?
Query: Hi doctor, I am trying to conceive. I have very less cervical mucus. Am I infertile? Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Consistency of cervical mucus is not a criterion for infertility. Read Full »
How to calculate the period when I will ovulate?
Query: Hi doctor, If my period ends on the 9th of the month, when do I ovulate for me to get pregnant? I think I am having unprotected sex at the wrong time. I do not know the right time. My period always skips two days each month. I am also taking prenatal vitamins to help me get pregnant Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. There are many important factors for a pregnancy to get established, like a favourable endometrium along with not only the proper timing of coitus. Also, prenatal vitamins will prevent any congenital disabilities in the baby and do not help to get pregnant. Do contin... Read Full »
What does it mean to have spotting after unprotected sex during the ovulation period?
Query: Hi doctor, I took the NuvaRing out 22 days ago and had my periods 21 days ago for four days. I used the Clearblue ovulation kit to check my ovulation, and it showed that I was ovulating. I also used at-home ovulation testing dipsticks yesterday, and it showed a rise in my LH. We had unprotected s... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. The light spotting or bleeding is called ovulation bleeding. The fluctuations in LH (luteinizing hormone), as seen in the LH at-home test kit, cause a fall in estrogen levels. Ovulation occurs after this fall in estrogen... Read Full »
Will yeast infection in vagina prevent conceiving?
Query: Hello doctor, I am trying to get pregnant for a year now. So far it has not been a success, and the main reason is I have irregular periods and difficulty tracking my fertile window. I have been tracking my ovulation this month, and according to calculations this week I should be ovulating. So this ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to iclinq.com. Yeast infections are usually associated with symptoms like itching or pain. The description of the mucus looks more like an ovulatory discharge. The discharges are not always bookish, it varies with individuals and patterns may have some changes during active sexual... Read Full »
What is causing my unexpected bleeding?
Query: Hi doctor, I am trying to get pregnant and have been testing with a digital ovulation test kit. I have noticed that it shows high fertility for the past six days, but no peak yet. But right now, I bleed like I do during my period. What could be going on? Could this be ovulation bleeding? Also, I obs... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your query and understand your concern. High fertility is seen a few days before and after ovulation. It is during this period you can conceive. It detects by measuring the hormonal levels, which can be disturbed by any physiological mechanism, and ... Read Full »
Is it possible to get pregnant by home insemination after bleeding for a while during ovulation?
Query: Hello doctor, My periods was two weeks late, since I have irregular periods I was not shocked. I ended up taking an ovulation test that came back saying I was in my peak and hours later I got my period. However, I still went through with my insemination and the next day my period was gone. Is it pos... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The bleeding you have experienced may not be due to your period at all. As your ovulation kit suggested that you are at your peak, it means your ovulation was due at any moment. Many a time during the release of the egg there is bleeding. As the egg is released, th... Read Full »
How can I determine my ovulation period for a cycle of 30 to 32 days?
Query: Hi doctor, I need help in understanding an ovulation period. My last period began around 23 or 24. My period lasts approximately for 6 to 7 days, and my cycle is sometimes irregular and it will be of 30 to 32 days. Can you help me determine my ovulation period? I am currently on Blisovi Fe 1.5/30. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I hope you know that the medicine you are taking (for whatever reason) is an oral contraceptive pill. These medicines prevent ovulation, so no period of ovulation. Now let us consider, as if you are not taking medicine, and have irregular cycles. Calculating from the fi... Read Full »
What could be the reason for no ovulation, and how to treat it?
Query: Hello doctor, I have been taking Clomid since early this year. I started with 50 mg and there was no ovulation. So, then I took 100 mg and again no ovulation. Now, I am on 150 mg and according to the OPK, I ovulated on the 17th. I know this sounds crazy, but I feel different. I have a pulling pain i... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com As you mentioned, it is too early to diagnose pregnancy even in the blood. Had you ovulated on the 17th as you say, it would have reached the tube on that day. Let us say, the sperm too had reached at the same time and formed an embryo, it would stay in the tube for fo... Read Full »