Reddit mentions of Clearblue Digital Ovulation Predictor Kit, featuring Ovulation Test with digital results, 20 Digital Ovulation Tests

I have done natural cycle (so timed with OPKs, no monitoring/meds) IUI using frozen donor sperm! In my case, it's because I'm a woman married to a woman.

I started off using the cheaper OPKs that you can get online (a lot of people here use Wondfo, I happened to use Easy@Home). Those are nice because you can buy a ton of them for not much money. A lot of people tend to use them twice a day, and I did at first as well, but I quickly learned that I pretty much can only catch my LH surge between 4-6pm. Most people tend to surge in the late afternoon-early evening, but that's not always the case.

If you aren't comfortable with trying to interpret the cheaper OPKs (determining if the test line is the same color or darker than the control), then I highly recommend the Clearblue Digital OPK (specifically NOT the advanced version - that one will give you a bigger fertile window range which is not important/helpful when timing IUI). When you are having your LH surge, you get a smiley face. Simple but definitely much more expensive.

I definitely recommend supplementing the OPKs with temping. You can use a Mabis or any other basal body thermometer to take your temperature daily first thing in the morning and then put those numbers into a TTC app such as Fertility Friend. It won't tell you when you're ovulating before it happens, but it will tell you after the fact and then you will know if your IUI timing was good or not.

Also, you should check out the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility. It will give you a lot more information on charting and helping you to pinpoint your ovulation day.

I hope that helps a bit! Please feel free to ask me any other questions 🙂

So we use this one. 20 strips last us 3-4 months so around $8-10 per month. Granted we use that in addition to checking her mucus just as a way to double check ourselves so we don't rely solely on that.

I prefer Clinical Guard to Wondfo test strips. You can purchase them here:

ClinicalGuard 40 Ovulation Test Strips & 10 Pregnancy Test Strips Combo https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009G4JCP0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_XY5OCbP1PHHDW

Once you see the lines getting darker, use a digital test to get an 100% confirmation that you are ovulating. These are more expensive, so you only want to use them sparingly once you are getting closer to your ovulation date to confirm its time to get busy!

Clearblue Digital Ovulation Test,... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002VLYAOI?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

this is the clearblue i am using: https://www.amazon.com/Clearblue-Digital-Ovulation-Test-Tests/dp/B002VLYAOI

another comment says that you cannot use them as a one-off, i'm not sure if this is the monitor you mentioned? my confusion is mostly stemming from the CB

For what it's worth, you may consider looking at the ovulation test kits that are sold. These are kits from the people who make pregnancy test kits that indicate when a woman is ovulating. Similar to a pregnancy test kit, it looks for certain hormones in urine. Obviously check with your doctor to see if it would still be accurate with your wife's treatments but it may be another option when the other signs aren't visible.

Here's one from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Clearblue-Digital-Ovulation-Test-Count/dp/B002VLYAOI/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1412357210&sr=1-1&keywords=ovulation+test

I've noticed that every single brand of OPKs varies. If you take a peek at /r/TFABlineporn there are some ladies that POAS with various brands and they all give a somewhat different result - Like this.

It could also be possible (and sucky) that the Wondfo is a bad batch. Check the Lot# with the mnfr for reference.

I just purchased Clearblue Digital OPKs for this cycle, so I am hoping that I get a better picture of when I'm more fertile, plus I temp, so that helps narrow my O day down

Edit: I should also mention that you should check to see what the instructions are for each brand; when you should POAS. I think the Clearblues are FMU and the Wondfo are in the afternoon ( following that you have not any liquids for at least 4 hours before POA wondfo stick.)

I have these. They are pricey so I only used one when I was really confused (2 or 3 per cycle). A smiley face is much easier to read than a line.

I too have heard bad things about clear blue digital advanced and it is rated poorly, however the original clearblue ovulation test (pink ones) have good reviews :)

http://www.amazon.com/Clearblue-Digital-Ovulation-Test-Count/dp/B002VLYAOI/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

For what it's worth my RE suggest confirming a positive OPK with a ClearBlue Digital OPK. If you're looking for an easier to read OPK you may want to try those. I use Wondfo OPKs because they're super cheap and still reliable (at least for me) and then when I get one that I think might be positive I double check with a ClearBlue.

Edit: formating

So basically I have these ClearBlue ones, where each is ~$1.70.

But I also have these wondfos where each test (including pregnancy tests) comes out to <$0.30 a piece. I use the cheapos til its dark, then go looking for a smiley. So I maybe spend <$4 a month on the ClearBlues, max. Usually I only use 1.