How do you use the Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor?
Simply collect a sample of your first morning urine, and then dip a single-use Clearblue Fertility Monitor Test Stick into the urine sample for 15 seconds. (Alternatively, you can simply pee on the stick, but that tends to give less reliable results, which is why I always recommend dipping.)
What do lines on Clearblue fertility sticks mean?
If the device gave you a positive result (smiley face in a circle), the ejected test stick shows two lines. As you get closer to ovulation, you’ll still get a negative result from the device, but you’ll start to see the ejected test strips with a faint second line (meaning you’re close but not there yet).
How do I reset my Clearblue Fertility Monitor pin?
Hold the “M” button for approximately 15 more seconds. The monitor will display the test stick symbol a second time. Release the “M” button and remove the test stick. As long as the display screen displays “—M,” the Clearblue Fertility Monitor has been properly reset or reprogrammed.
When should I start using Clearblue Fertility Monitor?
How will I know when to start testing? If your cycle is 21 days or less, you should start testing on day 5 of your cycle. If your cycle is longer than 40 days and you are using either Clearblue Ovulation Test or Clearblue Digital Ovulation Test, you should start testing 17 days before you expect your next period.
How long after smiley face do you ovulate?
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.
Can fertility monitor detect pregnancy?
You may have heard that ovulation tests can be used to detect pregnancy. The answer is yes, they can!
What does peak on Clearblue Fertility Monitor mean?
Peak is displayed on the day, and subsequent day, of the Monitor detecting a surge in LH, which occurs 24–36 hours before ovulation, and indicates that the user is at the most fertile time in her cycle.
Do the lines on clear blue digital ovulation test mean anything?
The line next to the arrow is the ‘Surge Line’ which indicates the level of LH in your urine. The line furthest away from the arrow is the ‘Reference Line’. If the Surge Line is similar to, or darker than the Reference Line, then you have detected your LH surge. You should ovulate within the next 24 to 36 hours.
What does empty circle mean on ovulation test?
No LH surge: If you get a ‘blank circle’, the test hasn’t detected your LH surge. Test again at the same time tomorrow using a new ovulation test stick. LH surge: A ‘smiley face’ means you’ve detected your LH surge.
Can you use expired Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor Test Sticks?
In a statement to the Problem Solvers, the manufacturer of the Clearblue test agrees, saying “Ovulation tests contain anti-bodies, which are biological reagents and these can degrade with time,” adding, “If a test is used after the expiration date the result should not be relied upon.”
What is the Marquette method?
The Marquette Method is form of natural family planning (NFP, or fertility awareness based method, FABM). The Marquette Method uses Clearblue fertility monitors to measure estrogen and LH levels directly. Daily fertility monitor readings, instead of mucus, are used to identify the fertile window.