SMEP and clearblue adv ovulation sticks (2024)

FAQs

What is the static smiley face on Clearblue ovulation test? ›

When your LH surge is first detected, the test will display a static smiley face and this will continue to be displayed constantly for 48 hours, indicating your 2 most fertile days.

A clear smiley face appears in the digital display when your LH surge has been detected, so you know this day and the following day are your best 2 days to try for a baby. For women whose cycles are variable, it can be especially challenging to accurately detect the timing of the 2 best days to get pregnant.

Normally, ovulation occurs 24 to 36 hours after the LH surge, and you are at your most fertile on the day of the LH surge and the day after. The egg survives for up to 24 hours after ovulation which is when it can be fertilized.

Ovulation normally occurs 24 to 36 hours after the LH surge, which is why the LH surge is a good predictor of peak fertility. The egg can only be fertilised for up to 24 hours after ovulation.

For instance, when using a Clearblue® Advanced Digital Ovulation Test, low fertility (a clear circle) and high fertility (a flashing smiley face) will be displayed for 8 minutes after it first appears. Peak fertility (a static smiley face) will be displayed for 48 hours.

Flashing smiley – High Fertility

If the user has intercourse today she will increase her chance of getting pregnant, but she must also test again the following day.

How Long Am I Fertile? As soon as an ovulation test is positive, it is a good time for our Houston patients to start trying to conceive. An egg should be released within one to three days of the positive ovulation test. Once an egg is released, it is viable, or fertile, for around 24 hours.

If your ovulation test gives a positive result, it indicates a surge in LH in your urine. That means ovulation should begin within a day or two. Couples planning to become pregnant should have sex within the 3 days following a positive test.

When your LH surge is first detected, the test will display a static smiley face and this will continue to be displayed constantly for 48 hours, indicating your 2 most fertile days.

The ovulation predictor test looks for a hormone called LH or luteinizing hormone in your urine. LH hormone surges 24 to 36 hours before you ovulate. If the surge occurs first thing in the morning, it can take 4 hours for the hormone to be detected, so your first morning urine may miss it.

How do you know if you ovulated? ›

Ovulation usually happens about midway through your menstrual cycle. Not everyone has ovulation symptoms, but some common ones include a slippery discharge, an increase in body temperature, and cramps.

You ovulate about 12 to 14 days before the start of a new menstrual cycle. Your fertile window is the five days leading up to ovulation, plus the day of ovulation and the day after ovulation — so about seven days in total.

It is now generally accepted that the fertile window closes on the day of ovulation30. Many detailed studies show that ovulation occurs between 24 and 36 hours after the LH surge.

LH surge: A 'smiley face' means you've detected your LH surge. Your 2 most fertile days are today and tomorrow so having sex in the next 48 hours will maximize your chances of getting pregnant.

Conclusion: Using the test system to time intercourse within the fertile window increases the likelihood of conceiving within two menstrual cycles.

A: Once the solid smiley appears, it will stay there for 48 hrs. That is your peak window and you're ovulating.

Will an ovulation test be positive if I'm pregnant? If you're pregnant, your ovulation urine test might still show a positive result. (Positive test results can look like a second test line in addition to the control line, or sometimes a smiley face.) But, that doesn't mean the test is looking for signs of pregnancy.

If the results line is as dark or darker than the control line, this is an indicator that your LH levels are elevated. If the result line is faint in color or lighter than the control line, this indicates that LH was detected, but is not high enough to be considered surging.