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Contributor: AU AU
I bought a package of First Response pregnancy tests when my period was running very late. To my happy surprise, the box included a free fertility test. I read about how it worked and was like, "Yay, science!!" I have always wondered how fertile I was. It's not something I want to test by trying to get pregnant--I do not want children (Just to put it aside, my period finally came!). I always thought to discover my chances of pregnancy that I would have to go through a doctor (I don't have one) for tests that aren't really necessary. Now I have a home test to test at least one fertility factor--the follicle stimulating hormone. A fun science experiment!

Have any of you ever tried one of these? Is this something you feel is accurate, is it something you would recommend taking a few times?

I think this is a really cool invention if it is accurate!
11/30/2010
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Contributor: Anne Ardeur Anne Ardeur
Interesting! I've never tried one, but it might be interesting to see. Just in the name of science.

I don't think that I'd trust it over a 'proper' fertility test by a medical provider, but if someone wanted kids and the boxed fertility test showed 'negative' it might indicate you need to check into it, and if it showed 'negative' (how on earth is it scored?) and you didn't want kids it probably didn't a good idea to ditch the birth control.
11/30/2010
Contributor: Tori Rebel Tori Rebel
I'm not sure if they're the same things or not, but I know people that have used ovulation tests that you can buy OTC. They're very similar to pregnancy tests, and I believe they just check for the hormones or chemicals that would be present during ovulation.
11/30/2010
Contributor: AU AU
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Originally posted by Anne Ardeur
Interesting! I've never tried one, but it might be interesting to see. Just in the name of science.

I don't think that I'd trust it over a 'proper' fertility test by a medical provider, but if someone wanted kids and the ... more
Indeed, I would be doing this more in the name of science. Even if I got a result that indicated high FSH (See below), I wouldn't assume I was totally incapable of pregnancy!

How is it scored? By measuring your Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH).
A quote:

"If your ovarian reserve (eggs) is low in quantity or quality, your pituitary will produce higher than normal FSH levels early in the cycle, trying to stimulate your ovaries to produce a mature egg. In other words, when your quantity or quality of eggs (fertility potential) is low, your FSH level may be high."

When your FSH is high, you get two solid bars in the test window.
11/30/2010
Contributor: AU AU
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Originally posted by Tori Rebel
I'm not sure if they're the same things or not, but I know people that have used ovulation tests that you can buy OTC. They're very similar to pregnancy tests, and I believe they just check for the hormones or chemicals that would be ... more
That is a different test, but one that I have been interested in! I can monitor my cycle without it, but that test takes out some of the work?
11/30/2010
Contributor: Hot'n'Bothered Hot'n'Bothered
Interesting! For kicks I might just have to look for one of these....Amazon here I come. hehe
11/30/2010
Contributor: AU AU
So!! I took the test. It is advised to take it on the third day of your period. It takes 30 minutes to read it. When the time was about up, I zoomed back to the bathroom and peeked. I had studied the lines on the diagram a bajillion times in the last few days and had a good idea of what I wanted to look for. YES!! The test line was dark and the other line was faint, so I cheered very loudly and my significant other was like, "What's up?" And was really happy when I told him my FSH is elevated. Good news for us! We discussed it for a few minutes excitedly. And I joked, maybe I read the test upside-down. I thought of the diagram. And then I rushed back to the bathroom. D@mnF@ckGAAAGH!! I could not believe what I did. I think what I wanted to see influenced how I read it. I read it upside-down. So I went from ecstasy to a deep dark pit of despair. This would be great news for people wanting to conceive, but I don't want to ever. I am certain.

I am going to take the test again some time...and maybe when I have a doctor I can discuss this matter.

Oh, well. We'll just continue to do things as we have been doing them--with great caution.

You all can laugh at my mistake, just don't be cruel...
12/02/2010
Contributor: Kimbertrees Kimbertrees
I would recommend taking a few of them. They are only so accurate, and I've always been the type of person to be in the 0.8%-2% of an item not working (like birth control). I've also had a few pregnancy tests lie to me, but when I would take another (and then another) an hour later it would say the exact opposite. To be safe go with two and if they both agree then they're probably right, if they don't then take three.
12/02/2010
Contributor: AU AU
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Originally posted by Kimbertrees
I would recommend taking a few of them. They are only so accurate, and I've always been the type of person to be in the 0.8%-2% of an item not working (like birth control). I've also had a few pregnancy tests lie to me, but when I would take ... more
They are a little more expensive than pregnancy tests, unfortunately (Like $20-$26 for two!). For funs, it is a bit expensive for me right now. But in time I'd like to try again. That is the way of science!!
12/02/2010