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egg. With the saliva test, you use a microscope to spot a pattern in
your dried saliva that indicates the rise in estrogen which happens in
the days before ovulation. The kits are available at drugstores
without a prescription. But they can be costly at 600 Baht to 1700
Baht each. OPK is covered in detail some paragraphs down the lane.
Why would I use an ovulation predictor kit?
An ovulation predictor kit (OPK) can help you identify the most fertile
days during your monthly cycle – that is, the day or two leading up to
ovulation when sex (or insemination) is most likely to lead to
pregnancy. Of course, you don't have to schedule sex in order to get
pregnant. Having sex every few days during the middle two weeks of
your cycle will usually do the job. However, you may want to try to
pinpoint your most fertile days if:
● You and your partner have hectic schedules or already have children,
and it's not feasible for you to have sex that often.
● You're trying to get pregnant through insemination. An OPK can be
a quick and easy way to predict when you're about to ovulate. You can
