Fertility & Pregnancy Articles and Insights: Premom

If you have PCOS (also known as PMOS), you’ve probably heard about inositol. It’s all over TTC forums. Someone’s cycles got shorter. Someone’s ovulation predictor kits finally started making sense. Someone else asked if it’s all hype. Fair question. And now we have a better answer than ever, because researchers just took one of the ...

This is one person’s experience, shared with their permission. Individual experiences may vary. Premom provides educational information and tracking tools and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please consult a healthcare professional. My husband and I decided to start trying to conceive around May of 2023. In July of 2023, I ...

A low LH surge ovulation peak does not mean you failed to ovulate. LH levels vary significantly between women, some ovulate with peak values as low as 20 mIU/mL on a quantitative ovulation test. What counts isn’t hitting a set number. It’s whether your LH rises and peaks against your own usual range, then drops. ...

Cramping after ovulation is normal and can have several causes. Ovulation pain (mittelschmerz) occurs right at ovulation and lasts a few hours to 1-2 days. Implantation cramping occurs 6–12 days after ovulation when the embryo embeds in the uterine lining, it is mild and brief. Cramping 1–5 days after ovulation is most likely still ovulation-related. ...

If you’ve ever stared at an ovulation test wondering whether that line is dark enough to count, you already understand why LH levels matter. Luteinizing hormone is the hormone that triggers ovulation, and knowing what’s normal, what’s a surge, and what’s a red flag can change how confidently you approach every cycle. One LH result ...