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<h1><font color="#800000" size="4" face="Tahoma"><b><font color="#666666" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">OVULATION</font></b></font></h1>
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<div align="center"><font color="#009999" size="4" face="Tahoma"><font size="2" color="#000000"><b><i>The
key to a womans fertility, and the objective of home fertility
testing is to predict when ovulation will take place.</i></b></font></font></div>
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<h2><font color="#800000" size="4" face="Tahoma"><font color="#333333" size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">"What
is Ovulation ?"</font></font><font size="3" color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
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<p><font size="2" face="Tahoma">During each menstrual cycle a single egg
will develop and mature in your ovaries. Ovulation is the time when
this mature egg is released into the fallopian tube. This usually happens
around 14 days after the first day of your last menstrual period and
<font color="#009999"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#6600CC">you
are only fertile for a few days around the time of ovulation - this
is why it is important to know when you will ovulate!</font></b></font></font></p>
<h3><font face="Tahoma"><font size="3"><font color="#666666" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">"Why
is Ovulation relevant ?"</font></font></font></h3>
<p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666">If
you really want to become pregnant then the best time to have intercourse
is 1-2 days before ovulation, or on the day ovulation occurs.</font><font size="2" face="Tahoma">
In this way sperm will be released into the vagina and travel towards
the egg at just the right time - this gives you the best chances of
fertilisation and therefore pregnancy. </font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Tahoma">This process of ovulation is triggered
by the release of a hormone from the brain called Luteinising Hormone
(LH) and the levels of the hormone increase significantly in blood and
urine about 1-2 days before ovulation. This is why the most reliable
and accurate home test of ovulation is the one that measures this increase
in LH - and by doing this it can tell you when you are going to ovulate!
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<p><font size="2" face="Tahoma">This hormone, LH, causes the egg
to be released into the fallopian tube in readiness for fertilisation.
During the few days after ovulation the egg will travel down the fallopian
tube to the womb. It stays there for two or three days and if it is
has not fertilised it dies and is expelled with the womb lining at the
start of menstruation, usually 12-16 days later. </font></p>
<h4 align="left"><font face="Tahoma"><font size="3"><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">"How
can you test for Ovulation?"</font></font></font></h4>
<p><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><font color="#666666" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">You
can test your own urine for the presence of LH by using one of our <a href="bs-ovulation-brief.html" target="_blank">ovulation
test kits</a> which are simple to use and easy to purchase on-line.
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<h5 align="center"><font color="#990000" face="Tahoma"><b>"Our home
ovulation tests are designed to give you advanced warning of when you
will ovulate and are therefore identify when you will have the best
chance of conception."</b></font></h5>
<p><font size="2" face="Tahoma">Generally speaking you can say
that if a woman ovulates then she is likely to be fertile - hence why
ovulation is considered the key to fertility.</font></p>
<p align="center"><a href="ovulation-prediction.html" target="_top"><font
size="3"><font size="2" face="Tahoma">Next: Ovulation Prediction Tests</font></font></a></p>
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<b>Most recent revision 3 February 2004</b></font></p>
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