StarBright-- this is for you... ummm I have to admit I am a research nut so be warned.

Frederick Jelovsek MD writes--

Are ovulation prediction tests worth doing?

Pelvic ultrasound looking at the ovaries is considered the gold standard in ovulation prediction in a research setting but obviously in a practical application of a woman trying to conceive, ultrasound is not used. Urinary LH testing has been shown to have a 100% correlation with ultrasound as far as predicting the timing of ovulation (3). In that same study, they looked at cervical mucous changes, basal body temperature (BBT) charts and salivary ferning. Cervical mucous changes only had a correlation of 48%, salivary ferning correlated 37% and BBT has a 30% correlation.

For the home tests that measure LH surge that immediately precedes ovulation, detection of LH occurs at above 30 mIU/ml. This means that women with polycystic ovarian syndrome who have slightly higher resting LH values are still not falsely detected as ovulating. The urinary LH spike occurs about 24-36 hours prior to ovulation so it is very useful for women trying to conceive because it gives them a window of warning. The test will show positive for one or two days and rarely 3 days if you catch a spike right at the beginning and it is a large release of LH.

I found this and thought "no WAY can there be a 100% correlation btw ovulation and pos OPK" so many sites say over and over that you can have a pos OPK and not ovulate... but when I went to my OB/GYN she showed me tons of journal articles that state the same correlation.

Thought that would get you a-peein'

Hugs!
CeCe