Can an ovulation test show pregnancy?
Ovulation predictor tests work by allowing you to detect your monthly LH Surge – the sudden and dramatic increase in luteinizing hormone present in your urine just before you ovulate. Lh is the hormone that facilitates ovulation (the release of the egg). When you detect your LH surge with an ovulation test, you know you are fertile. Since the best time for fertilization of the egg to occur is within 6 to 24 hours after you ovulate, correctly gauging your body’s cycle is extremely helpful in increasing your chances of becoming pregnant. If you have a 28 day cycle, you will generally ovulate on day 14. If you have a 35 day cycle, you will ovulate on day 21. In other words, the first part of the cycle (prior to ovulation) is where the variation is. You will, as a rule, begin your period 14 days after you ovulate, if the egg is not fertilized. Sperm live 72 hours (the best swimmers usually give up at about 48 hours, however) and the egg about 48. So, based on a 28 day cycle, if you have in
