I am 23. my husband and i are trying to conceive. i had an ectopic pregnancy in 06 and had my right tube removed. the doctors also told me i have pcos. i ended up getting pregnant in 08 and gave birth to my daughter in 09 she is a healthy 3 year old. i go

The : The important thing about when to start an ovulation predictor kit is to make sure you start it before you expect to ovulate. The number of days from when you ovulate to when your period starts is very fixed. It is not longer than 14 days. The number of days from when you start your period to when you ovulate can be variable. The best way to figure out when to start is to take your shortest cycle length and subtract 16 days. For example, if your cycle varies between 32 and 36 days, you should subtract 16 from 32 to get 16. You would start testing on cycle day 16 with the first day being the day of an actual flow (not spotting). If your cycles are always 36 days then you would start on cycle day 20. Hope this helps! good luck!

Dr : Dr moffitt gave a good answer. If you have regular 36 day cycles every month, your most fertile period is from days 18 to day 26 (day 1 = the first day of your period). Start the ovulation predictor test every day from day 18, and check between 10 am and noon, not the first time you wake up, which may be too early in the day for an accurate test. 2 other points - one ectopic pregnancy increases the chance of another one to 10-30%, but your fertility depends a lot on how good your remaining tube is, which should have been checked at the time of your surgery in 2006. You have had two pregnancies including your daughter since then, which is more reassuring, but get checked out with a blood pregnancy every time you are late by 3-4 days or more for your period, 'just to be safe'. One miscarriage is not too worrying either as you already have a kid, but if you have another miscarriage you should get checked out by a specialist (reproductive endocrinology and infertility md or rei) for causes of miscarriage. Some of these could have developed since your daughter was born. Best wishes for another healthy pregnancy.