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A member asked:

Once you have an hcg surge, do ovulation kits still show positive days later?

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Dr. Joel Rivera Jimenez answered

Ovulatioin kit: An ovulation kit will detect the lh surge. Once it drops to a certain point, the kit will not be able to detect it.

Answered 12/4/2013

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Is it possible to ovulate with hCG in your system? I had a d&c 2 weeks ago and have ovulation symptoms. Still faint positive on hpt. Can i conceive?

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I had methotrexate for an ectopic pregnancy 6 weeks ago. 2 weeks ago my HCG was down to 96 and I had my period. The HCG level is now at 11 and I am getting positive ovulation tests. Can you actually ovulate with HCG still in your system?

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I checked pregnancy using a pregnancy kit in 3 time . In 3 time it shows a faint line in T and then I checked beta HCG blood test and it shows less than 2.0 . Is it negative or positive. It's 2 weeks now?

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