Pregnancy before ovulation: Myths and truths about using ovulation test strips

First, let’s understand what ovulation is. Ovulation refers to the time when an egg is released from a woman’s body. Generally speaking, women release eggs around the first of each month, and the eggs can only survive for one day after being released. Therefore, before the ovulation period, the eggs in a woman's body have been released and she cannot become pregnant again.

However, many women may become pregnant before ovulation because there are some embryonic stem cells left in the body after the egg is released. These embryonic stem cells can survive in a woman's body for a period of time until her next menstrual cycle.

Therefore, the misconception about using ovulation test strips to detect pregnancy is that only women can become pregnant after ovulation. However, this is wrong. In fact, if women become pregnant before ovulation, they can use ovulation test strips to detect it.