One Step30 Ovulation Test Strips - Highly Sensitive Fertility Tests - 20miu/ml Testing Kits

Very good value for money and useful

I actually got pregnant using these after the second month of using them! Instead of following an ovulation tracker on my phone I decided to use these instead. Test each day in a week window after your period. Simple easy design to use. If two lines appear you are ovulating! Great price for how many you get!

After coming off the pill a few months ago to try for a baby, I've had quite long cycles, so decided to use ovulation tests and charting to try and pinpoint ovulation. They arrived quickly and in a plain envelope that went through the letter box. After trying the one step tests for several days, I thought they weren't working and was getting fed up...It always seemed to be nearly as dark as the control line but not quite and I spent ages analysing whether it was a positive or not. Then one day the test line came up almost straight away, just before the control line and went dark very quickly- ah now that's what a positive looks like!I also chart my temperature as well, to confirm that ovulation did happen (some people can get a positive without ovulating, especially with PCOS). I've tried the clear blue digital dual hormone test but that was too expensive to use if you have a long or irregular cycle and seem wasteful with all the plastic holders, I much prefer the one step cheapies as you can use them freely over may days without worrying about cost so much.It is best not to test first thing in the morning as the LH surge usually happens in the morning and therefore is not detected in the urine until some hours later so mid afternoon -early evening is usually recommended. The only slight downside is that they are 'pee in a pot' test and not a 'pee on a stick' test, which is not always the most convenient. I'm not pregnant yet but will continue to use these in my ttc efforts as they are cheap and effective.

We'll be trying for another baby really soon so I've stocked up on these.Compared with the cost of ovulation predictor kits that can be found in supermarkets, One Step OPKs are such great value for money. I use Glow app to track my fertility. I start using these sticks on the run up to my predicted ovulation.Unlike a pregnancy test, the best time to take an OPK test is in the afternoon. Just hold the stick in urine for over 10 seconds for a quick result.Don't forget, OPKs don't work like a pregnancy test, where even a faint line is a positive. If the line is faint, it's most definitely a negative. I made this mistake at first. I see a faint line several days in the month. This is caused by a LH (luteinising hormone) surge that can happen in your cycle around the time of ovulation.

I never write reviews but I’m so appalled by this product- I just had too!I’ve attached a picture- it takes 10 minutes to develop and then there is never a line there to show your levels. I am currently ovulating and swear by easy@home strips that never fail me, but because they’re a little pricey I thought I’d try something different (this product) and they’re so crap!!Always go for the more expensive ones that are reliable- waste of time and moneyEdited-these have now been returned

I bought these ovulation predictor sticks when my fertility monitor gave up the ghost. I was reluctant to purchase another monitor as they are very expensive but I wanted to track my ovulation as I know my ovulation can be quite variable month to month. I have had several problems with these sticks:1. They didn't arrive with any instructions. The only instructions I'd seen for them were on the purchase page on Amazon. After a little searching on the internet I discovered some more detailed instructions.2. The detailed instructions said to test at 2pm (to do with capturing the LH surge more effectively) and to let the urine stand for 20 minutes beforehand so that it was room temperature. The instructions also advised not drinking too much liquid in the couple of hours prior to testing because it might dilute the urine too much. I don't know about you but testing at 2pm is not ideal for me - I'm doing other things, out-and-about etc and I usually drink loads of liquid during the day so this wasn't ideal either.3. I tested in the afternoon for several days but to be honest, it was a bit hit and miss with the timing as I'd not yet discovered the full instructions, and only got negatives.4. I tried testing in the morning with first urine and I got positives but tested later in the afternoon on the same days and got negatives. Bit confused.5. The sticks are really skinny and a bit fiddly to hold etc.6. If you dip the stick and remove it too soon (even after counting to 10), the test doesn't work properly and you either have to start again with a fresh stick or reinsert until the colour of the stick changes all the way up the shaft.All in all, if we manage to get pregnant this cycle, I think it will be less because of these sticks and more because we just carried on trying during what we assumed was our fertile time. If we don't conceive this month, maybe I use them 'properly' next month.Still perplexed as to why some brands of opks say to test first thing in the morning and others like this one say the afternoon.