How to test ovulation?

In fact, there are many ways to test ovulation, and some methods are relatively convenient and simple. For example, what everyone is familiar with is monitoring ovulation through ovulation test strips, and ovulation can also be monitored through B-ultrasound, which is more accurate and effective.

1. Basal body temperature monitoring ovulation:

Basal body temperature is the body's temperature when it is at rest. Therefore, it needs to be measured after sleeping for more than 6-8 hours, without getting up, eating, drinking, or talking. When I wake up every morning, the first thing I do is to pick up a mercury thermometer, hold it under my tongue for 5 minutes, and then record the temperature on the thermometer. Basal body temperature needs to be measured continuously for at least one cycle (that is, from the first day of menstruation to the day before the next menstruation). Connect each point with a line and you will get your own body temperature curve. Generally, in the first half of the menstrual cycle, body temperature often remains at a lower level, which is called the low temperature period. After ovulation, the body temperature reaches a high temperature platform after 2-3 days, which is called the high temperature period. The two steps of the body temperature curve are called biphasic body temperature. The average difference between high and low temperatures is 0.3 to 0.5 degrees. On the day before or on the day of menstruation, the body temperature drops suddenly and a new cycle begins. A biphasic temperature indicates that the ovaries are ovulating.

2. Ovulation test strips to monitor ovulation

It is a good choice to buy ovulation test strips on the market to detect ovulation. The day when the ovulation test is positive is called point A, and ovulation usually occurs 24-48 hours after this point. The day you see a positive result, you must have sex, every other day, for 3 times in a row!

3. B-ultrasound monitoring of ovulation

Monitoring ovulation with B-ultrasound can tell you a lot of information that cannot be replaced by other methods, such as: which side the follicle grows on? How big is it? Has it been expelled? What is the effect of ovulation-inducing drugs? Is there overstimulation? And so on. However, B-ultrasound requires multiple visits to the hospital, usually 4-6 times or even more in one cycle, which takes time and money, so not everyone can take advantage of it. B-ultrasound cannot tell you the function of the corpus luteum like basal body temperature.