What does this mean?

[taraknyc]

I just got a very obviously +opk on an answer opk and so I also tested with a clear blue easy digital- the one with the circle/smiley face. The clear blue was negative- no smiley face. Which one do I believe???

[HulaJenn]

was it with the same pee? I tend to lean towards the digital because there is no user guesswork involved. Got a pic of the answer OPK? Maybe it is just on the verge of positive and if you test later this afternoon with the digital you will get your smiley?

[taraknyc]

Thanks! Well, kind of the same pee. I dumped the cup and then decided to try the clear blue. I managed to squeeze a few drops out- I guess enough to test. I will re-test in a couple of hours.

Can I put a pic up using an iphone camera?

[karmab]

digi's work a little differently- they test a ratio of estradiol to lh, and they do best with fmu, unlike regular opks, that should not use fmu. i would consider the + opk to be really positive, if it is truly without a doubt positive. so that means, get busy. keep testing though. i like the ic's, and i keep testing until they go negative and i get crosshairs. that way, there's no confusion. remember you can o anytime from within 12 hrs of your first positive to 48 hours following your last positive opk.

[GaleTX]

I use the Clear Blue easy and find them to be very accurate. I had a positive yesterday and, for grins, did a strip one as well. If I had used just the strip, I never would have thought it was +. That's the biggest reason for using the CBE - you don't have to try to decipher the lines. I've been using them about 8 months, and my temperature jump always confirms ovulation, so I completely trust their results over a strip. HTH!

[forthekids123]

ditto on the digi's can't go back now that I tried them.

[taraknyc]

You ladies are wonderful!!! Thank you.

Ok, so I waited almost 4 hours and tested again. The answer opk hardly even had a touch of a colour to it. I didn't even bother testing with the digital. Is it possible to get a false positive on an opk? I wish I knew how to post a picture because this opk was positive, I'm positive (I think).

Frustrating.

[rubygirl36]

oops

[rubygirl36]

i know this is an older thread, but thought i could maybe help for next time. i get a faint line on the answer strips 2 to 1 1/2 days before ov and temp surge. it's been like that for a few cycles, so i suppose it has to do with your body getting ready to ov. if you aren't in the ov zone quite yet, that could explain the negative clear blue.

i had my first faint line this cycle this morning, so i'll be getting busy tonight.