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opks dont show estrogen but LH. only a doctor who draws your bloods early in your cycle can tell you which hormones to adjust.

I have 2 iso babies. My daughter is a clomid/iso mix, and my son is just straight up soy. I've done over 15 cycles with it and I love the stuff!
What days are u taking it? Assuming ur using opk's this cycle, make sure to wait til 3 days after ur last pill to start testing. They can cause false positives. It's similar to clomid with the time frame for O, 5-10 days after the last dose. U should start to feel ur ovaries wake up around the 3rd or 4th dose. They may stop after a few days, but they will wake up again. Oh and O might be painful, depending on how well u respond, don't worry, just pop some Tylenol if it gets too bad.
Those are the basics. Hopefully u respond well and end up with ur BFP!
Good luck! =))

Hi Dakotagurrl, I'm taking it days 3-7. I'm so excited!! Great to hear stories like yours! How long did it take before you got your BFP? How many have you had on soy? I figure if it doesn't happen this month most likely the following month from what Ive heard. On my 3rd day of taking it and no side effects thus far. So I should start testing opk cd 10 that means.

I started taking SI back in 2012 to shorten my cycles. Back then, my cycles were 41 days long and O was on cd25. It worked perfectly, so I continued to use it, this time for purposes of increasing estrogen and improving overall ovulation. I played around with days and dosages, then started mixing it with other supps and drugs. It took a little over a year with soy (and soy mixes) to get my BFP w/ DD. After she was born, I used it once mixed with tamoxifen and got a BFP, but lost that one at 7wks. Then I tried again for a cpl cycles and got my baby boy. We may start ttc again this summer, so it will def be my go-to.
That's great that u have no symptoms, some women get nasty headaches or hot flashes.
Do u temp at all? If so, u'll find they increase a bit before and after O. U should have better cm as well...that's always a bonus! =))

I don't temp I just rely on the opks. And this mth I also have the digital ones. Like I said I don't think my body has been gearing up for ovulation like it has in the past what with my age I'm in perimenopause as the doctor puts it. Based on my age alone and I also noticed my reg 28 day cycles are changing. The fact that I haven't had a real positive opk in 18 mths and not being able to fall pregnant. I'm hoping if my body gets that extra estrogen boost it will actually stimulate my ovaries to produce some eggs. I'm so happy this worked for you! I will keep you posted. It will be a miracle in my opinion if I happen to get pregnant. You have given me hope with your experiences with it.