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A member asked:

My last pms was on 3/28. i started to use a ovulation strips after my pd was over. the lines got dark 4/8. since then the tests were all + since! why?

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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

LH hangs around: After you get a positive ovulation test then you stop testing. The hormone it detects is called LH and it hangs around awhile. Once you get a positive then you stop testing for that cycle.

Answered 4/14/2017

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