Does everybody get dark lines on their OPK's. Lately I've been only getting faint lines, never as dark as the control line. I imagine my hormones are out of wack but could I still be ovulating?

Dont worry its quite common for some woman to have faint line (lh hormone) on there opk. I always have a faint line. Only when the line is as dark or darker than the test line that you ovulate.

Problem is, I have not been getting the dark lines. Last cycle I only got faint lines and I'm worried this cycle will be the same.

Mine are the same i always get faint lines too when i have tested.. problem is i test to early and then get faint lines run out of cheap tests and prob miss the LH surge..

Maybe your testing to early or missing the lh surge?? I think you might be best testing same time every day.. maybe morning or night.. Remember tho not first thing in the morning maybe 11am.. and then re test 11am the next morning..

Sometimes you can only have a surge for 24hrs as the egg is relaesed so you could be missing it??
Do you have a good cycle pattern if so maybe you can pin point when to test twice a day and your prob she the dark line..

I only advising tho as i never seen a positive like i said i miss mine as i ovulate quite late..and every time i try i run out..
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I only seem to get faint lines as well, I didn't realise that you weren't meant to test first thing in the morning though. I will have to try testing later in the day next month and see if I get darker lines.

The times that I've gotten the darkest lines has always been around cd9 or cd10 which coincided with ewcm. Problem is this past couple of months I've been on antibiotics and I have no cm to go by, so now that I need them most opk's are failing me. I'm afraid it may be my hormones because my last AF came on cd17 which is not normal. It usually comes on cd24 to cd27. I've also been temping for these past two months, but I'm still new at this. FF had me OV-ing last cycle at cd9 but opk's would not confirm. Baby Med experts could not detect OV, so I don't even know if I am OV-ing. Soooo frustrating!!

I tried that yesterday, but the darkest line was first thing in the morning. Afterwards they just kept getting fainter and fainter.

How long have you been ttc??

What about going for a day 21 test just to put your mind at rest??

I read the the EWCM sometimes comes after ovulation.. alot of people CM is different i mean i feel really wet now.. (sorry) but i am only on cd15 and i know sometimes i havent ovulated till quite late like cd25 to cd 30..

My periods been bit up and down these past few months since stopping bc so my periods have varied from cd35 to cd70.. mainly being around cd35ish..

However i went for my day 21test and i had low results i went on cd29 and that month didnt get my AF till like cd45 so i know i went to early for the test to detect ovulation as i think i ovulated well later that cycle and going off my CM i think i ovulated about a week after i had test done!!

Doctor advised me to go for another but its hard to pin point as well when i ovulate thats why i am trying to get the positive on the opk and then book for the blood test.. its suppose to be a week after you ovulate they take the test.. so i think maybe you could make an appointment for cd20.. i think your results will show then cause you have good cycles..

Sending hugs to you huni xx

I've been ttc for 5 months, but I had tried many years ago when I was younger without any luck. My doc asked me to get several hormone tests on the third day of my period, which I did and am now waiting for the results. I just know there's something weird going on with me because of that unusual 17day cycle. I just hope the tests shed some light.

Keep me posted, hope results come back ok sure they will..
I had some tests done re thyroids etc and they came back fine i think its all about trying to catch the LH surge before you miss it, maybe on cd10 start testing and to two tests a day one around 11am and then one later around 7pm..

Remember (not sure if you know) but to leave you wee in a cup in a room for 20mins before sticking the opk test in.... (sorry you might know that already)..

I just know how annoying it is, i havent seen a positive result on one and when i do i will jump for joy..
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