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Wanting to get pregnant

Hello,

Your answers were very helpful...however i want to get pregnant will an ovulation test help since im not really sure when im ovulating with 40 to 50 days in between each period? how do i go about using an ovualtion test if this would be helpful
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Hi,

     I have never been regular my whole life. I started my period when i was 12 years old and i have always been around a week or 2 late every month no matter what. But i became pregant at the age of 18 only sexual active with my fiance (now husband) i had preeclampsia and my son was born 2 months early do to loss of all my amniotic fluid. i went on birth control for about 2 to 3 months after and then (becasuse im awful at taking pills on time..lol) I had an IUD. I kept it in for about 7 or 8 months and it gave me aweful periods that lasted 2 weeks more more and were only about 2 weeks apart so i had it removed went back on birthcontrol pills for 1 month and now i have not been on any birthcontrol for over a year. My periods are between 40 and 50 days apart and i have not become pregant in this years time. Can something be wrong??
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367100 tn?1330914725
take test 7 days after once u miss the period that will be accurate if still it came negative then u should see doctor and get blood test for pregnancy
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hello dr.

i have a question... i had sex with my boyfriend and the condom broke inside of me and in result of that i have not had a period. uhm i have had weird cravings and feeling sick in the morning but not throwing up. my fingers and feet get really swollen nad none of this has ever happended to me before and my stomach has gotten hard.
but i took 2 pregnancy tests to see if i am or not but they both read negative. this was also before i knew that i was going to miss a period.
can you please give me your oppinion.
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242596 tn?1192425949
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hello,

An ovulation kit might be helpful.  The key will be to determine what range of days you want to test.  I think most kits offer ~7 test sticks to try to determine the days you'll be most fertile.  A cheaper approach is to track your basal body temperature.  This technique requires the use of a special basal body temperature thermometer, which typically has units from 96 to 100 degrees, so that each one-tenth of a degree is easily distinguishable. It is recommended to use a mercury thermometer, obtainable from any pharmacy.

The woman takes her temperature by putting the thermometer under her tongue every morning while she is still in bed, and before using the bathroom, or has anything to eat or drink. Although there is an expected amount of variability with daily use of the thermometer, an approximately 0.5ºF rise in body temperature can be detected in the luteal phase (after ovulation) of the menstrual cycle compared with the follicular phase. In a normal cycle, the temperature rise begins one or two days after the LH surge and persists for at least 10 days. This may at least allow you to begin to narrow in on when you are ovulating, or shall I say, when best to begin using the ovulation predictor kit so you can best time intercourse.

Best regards,

Dr. Downing
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