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Lara - April 21st, 2005 8:09 AM

Dear Dr. Jacobs,

Do OPKs work differently from each other? I've been using Clear Blue Easy OPKs for months. Then a friend of mine recommended this device that uses Electrolyte Method™ for predicting ovulation. It says that the products using the Electrolyte Method have been shown to predict ovulation with 98% accuracy. Unlike the test sticks which might give false positives. Are there any studies done on this?

Appreciate your advise. Thank you.

Barry Jacobs, M. D. - April 21st, 2005 6:27 PM

Since it is possible to go through all of the hormonal changes of ovulation, without releasing the egg (ovulating), none of the OPK's is truly accurate. There are only 2 ways to document ovulation. One, obviously, is pregnancy. The otherr is to use ultrasound to identify a preovulatory follicle, then follow up ultrasound to determine it is gone. It ruptured to release the egg.
Good luck.


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