Is it safe to say that i am OVULATING?

Question

My periods r every 31-33 days. so am i definitely ovulating at some point during my cycle? or can u have a period and not ovulate? Kinda confused with that.

Answer 1

Nope. You can have very regular periods and not be ovulating. You can get positive OPKs and not ovulate. You can get EWCM and O pains and still not ovulate. The only way to confirm that you indeed ovulated is by taking your BBT and having shift in your temp of at least 0.4 degrees and noticing that it stays elevated until AF comes or you get a BFP.

Answer 2

I have 31-33 day cycles and have gotten positive OPK tests but when I had my blood work done they said my progesterone level was too low to have indicated any ovulation.  So I wouldn't trust the OPK's completely.  Go with BBT if that works for you (I get up to many times during the night for mine to be accurate) or take the OPK's and 7 days after the LH surge is detected have your OB do a blood test to check your progesterone level.  

Answer 3

You're not "definitely" ovulating.  That's never guaranteed!!  But it's likely you are.  Just because you have 31-33 day cycles doesn't mean you aren't ovulating.  You would ovulate later than most (those with a 28 day cycle would ovulate approx day 14) I would say maybe about day 18.  There are a few ways you can track it.

1) Basal Body Temp (BBT) - you get a chart and every morning starting on about day 12 (prior to getting up, sitting up or moving much) you take your temp.  Typically when you ovulate your temp will go from 95ish to as high as 99, but you will see a marked increase. Then it will start to go back down after ovulation.  You keep these records on a graph, and it's easy to keep track.  This one of the more tedious methods, but it's cheap!

2) you can get an ovulation predictor kit (usually comes with 7 sticks) and follow the instructions per brand you use.  On a 31-33 day cycle, I would start about day 13 just in case, although you might need 2 boxes.

Either one of these methods should help determine if you're ovulating, if they fail, you can see your OB/GYN or a reproductive endocrinologist and they can do day 3 blood work and mid-cycle blood work and/or ultrasound.

Good luck!!

Answer 4

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