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			Concern Treatment Pregnancy Experiences Concern Evaluating Your Fertility Ovulation Calculator Fertility Calculator Body Temperature Luteinizing Hormone Seeing Your Doctor Understanding Fertility Maximise Your Fertility Infertility: An Introduction Infertility in Females Infertility in Males Implications of Infertility Questions to Ask Your Doctor		Luteinizing Hormone (LH) Ovulation predictor kits   These are simple and inexpensive detection kits that measure Luteinizing Hormone (LH) in the urine (see the Understanding Fertility section for more detail on LH and other hormonal factors). You use them to identify the LH surge that occurs shortly before ovulation. The LH surge can also be detected via daily blood testing, although this method is significantly more expensive and much less convenient.  Although home urinary LH tests are quite accurate, a rise in LH does not necessarily mean that ovulation has taken place. It's also very important that you read and follow the instructions very carefully.  You can purchase detection kits at your local pharmacy. Another way of measuring if you are ovulating is to measure basal body temperature.
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