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What do you mean by any combination of tests? We understand that there are numerous factors that affect the menstrual cycle and the chances of conceiving including important considerations such as irregular cycles, PCOS, hormone treatments, a lazy ovary, previous miscarriages, breast feeding etc., etc. The purpose of these fertilitypacks are designed to enable you to select the number, the type and the sensitivity of the tests you need to ensure that the pack you receive fits your particular situation perfectly. How do I choose which combination to have? Very simple - just go through to check-out in the normal way. You will then need to click on the Pay Now button. You will then be asked to fill in your address details and so on. As you navigate your way to the bottom of the page to select your payment method you will pass a section called Other Information, this is where you tell us your combination and the sensitivity of both your ovulation and pregnancy tests. Simply tell us the combination you want – all pregnancy tests or all ovulation tests, or some pregnancy tests + some ovulation tests etc. The only condition is that the combination can't be more than the number you have ordered. If you buy multiple lots then you can do the same. What if I don't tell you the combination of tests I would like? If you forget to tell us the combination you want then we will send you the most common combination that is ordered by our customers. So if you want a specific combination then make sure you tell us what you do want before we despatch your order. What about selecting the sensitivity of the tests? Basically for the majority of women (around 90%) we recommend and supply as standard 30 mIU Normal sensitivity ovulation tests and 10 mIU High sensitivity pregnancy tests. This is what we will send you if you do not specify anything different. How do I know what is best for me and what does this mIU stuff all mean anyway? In its simplest terms the numbers (e.g. 25 mIU) is just a standardised measurement system that detects the pregnancy or ovulation hormone in your urine. The lower the number the higher the sensitivity! Our Pregnancy Tests (2 sensitivities)
Essentially the higher the sensitivity the earlier you will detect your pregnancy. We have given more detailed information about what this all means and why this is important lower down the page. Our Ovulation Tests (3 sensitivities)
If you have regular cycles and no known problems then, the Normal 30 mIU sensitivity are the ones you should have and the ones we recommend. We have given more detailed information further down the page about why you may need different sensitivity ovulation tests and how to discover if you do. Why are you the first and only Company to offer different sensitivities of pregnancy and ovulation tests? We care about our customers and we "Listen" to what you tell us. When it comes to pregnancy you want to know you are pregnant as soon as possible so we supply, as standard, the highest sensitivity tests available at 10 mIU but still offer the 'standard' 25 mIU tests (this is the level the big brands use) if you want this one instead. When it comes to ovulation tests we discovered that a standard test simply was not right for a significant number of women and following a number of trials with many of you who were having problems we now offer, as standard, 3 different sensitivities for our ovulation tests - our special thanks to Claire, Emma, Lisa, Sarah and Donna (you know who you are) for being our guinea pigs, so to speak, and help us get it right for you and many other women like you. How good are these tests? We now sell, literally, millions of these tests in the UK and throughout the world - they are made specifically for us and comply with CE (European Community) and FDA (United States) rules and regulations. We also sell them to some of the largest Charity organisations such as BPAS (the British Pregnancy Advisory Service) and to large parts of the NHS. The tests we supply to the NHS are identical to the ones we sell to you and every batch is checked religiously for quality and accuracy - they are more than 99% accurate. What are 10 mIU Ultra Early pregnancy tests and what does it all mean? It is unfortunate that some companies claim their tests are ultra early and 10 mIU when they are not. Basically if the outer foil doesn't indicate 10 mIU then they are NOT Ultra Early highest sensitivity pregnancy tests. A 10 mIU pregnancy test will show a faint line at a level of 10 mIU of HCG (the hormone that is produced in large amounts when you are pregnant). A normal non-pregnant woman is at a level of 5 mIU or less and from the first day of becoming pregnant the level of HCG doubles every day for the first 3 months until the level is at several hundred thousand. The average woman could, therefore, show a faint line only 1 day after conception but if the level started at 1 mIU then it would be 3 days after conception that the line would show. Accordingly it can vary from person to person and the actual day of conception in the cycle can vary slightly depending on the day the egg was released from the ovary and the day it was fertilised. Normally we would say that these tests would be certain to show a positive result 6 days after conception. On the 7th day the line would be much darker and so on. Having said that we have had women say they showed positive after only 2 days!! The risk of testing too early being that the test could be a 'chemical pregnancy' as the fertilised egg may fail and turn out to be just a heavier period than normal. Experts estimate that up to 50% of all pregnancies end in a miscarriage and many of these manifest themselves as slightly later or heavier periods. What about the sensitivity of ovulation tests and why might I need a different sensitivity? Ok, we are going to dispel a few old wives’ tales here and give you some facts:- Firstly, virtually every woman in the world will ovulate almost exactly 14 days BEFORE she starts her period – not the other way around!! That's fine for women with nice regular cycles of 26-30 days between each period but the trouble is a lot of women have irregular periods or other conditions such as PCOS, a lazy ovary, previous miscarriages, endometriosis, currently breast feeding etc., etc. So what exactly happens is this:- In any one cycle and on average, 80% of women will ovulate normally but around 11% of women will not ovulate at all and another 9% will ovulate twice or more. The latter explains a lot of those unwanted pregnancies by Roman Catholics trusting to the "rhythm method" to prevent conception!! Now the “average” woman ............is there such a thing? Will have an LH (the hormone that triggers ovulation) level of between 5-20 mIU/ml in her system. When the surge occurs the basal level rises to approximately 50-200 mIU/ml and at this level ovulation occurs and the egg is released from the ovary. This means that for most women the 30 mIU ovulation sensitivity tests will be ideal. But how will I know if they are not right for me? I hate to say this but it is trial and error. Firstly, if there is a problem and you don’t seem to be ovulating normally – DON’T WORRY – it is not unusual. The reason is usually simple and is down to the fact that each woman is individual and can have different results from ovulation tests – here are just 2 examples:- We have a woman approaching menopause who notices the ‘test’ line on our standard 30 mIU tests never seems to get as dark as or darker than the ‘control’ line or doesn’t get any ‘test’ line at all. This means the level of LH never reached the level that is considered ‘normal’ when the surge occurs. In this case this lady should try the higher sensitivity tests (20 mIU) as this will pick up the LH surge at much lower levels. On the other hand we have a lady who is suffering from PCOS and this can sometimes (NOT always) cause the LH level to be consistently at a higher level than ‘normal’. This woman will appear to get a positive result with our 30 mIU tests over many days and she is therefore not certain when she is ovulating. In this case we would recommend she purchase the lower sensitivity (40 mIU) ovulation tests which will better pinpoint the LH surge. So what do you recommend for a newcomer to all this? Try the normal 30 mIU sensitivity ovulation tests and if you find any problems in pin-pointing when you are ovulating then try one of the other sensitivity tests and that will solve the problem. |
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