Reasons of negative ovulation test from 10th to 16th day of periods – Dr. Punitha Rangaraj

Normally in a normal cycle, which is a very regular cycle, which happens between 28 days to 30 days, the ovulation occurs between 11th day tot eh 21st day. In this case if you have done to ovulation test only till the 16th day, when there are possibilities that you would have ovulated after the 16th day. So I would advise to continue to do the ovulation test upto the 20th day. Sometimes the ovulation would have occurred when you would have done the ovulation test, but still the test could be negative. Why it happens is because the ovulation depends on the hormone called as luteinizing hormone or LH. There is a slight increase in the hormone just before the ovulation, precisely maybe 10 hours before ovulation and that is what is detected in the ovulation kit. So the ideal would be to do the ovulation test twice a day in an interval of 10 hours from the 10th day to the 20th day. Sometimes it is not possible to do this ovulation test for twice a day for 10 days or when the periods are very irregular, then these dates do not coincide. So few tips we can give you is when you are ovulating, the vaginal discharge becomes a little more excessive. Sometimes you can see some spotting called as ovulation spotting or there may be lower abdominal cramps. That time you can do the ovulation testing. If after doping all these tests, if the test is negative, maybe you are not ovulating. That time you have to consult your doctor as to why you are not ovulating and get a proper line of treatment.