Ovulation kits measure your levels of Luetenizing hormone.
luteinizing hormone
The luteinizing hormone stimulates ovulation in the female and production of the female sex hormone progesterone.
That is LH Luteinising hormone.
Luteinising hormone (LH) is made by the pituitary gland and stimulates the mature egg to be released from the ovary, this is called ovulation.
luteinizing hormone
However, the anterior pituitary gland will secrete larger quantities of LH (lutenizing hormone). This is actually the hormone that initiates ovulation. Then the rest of the hormones come into play.
L.H is the abbreviation for the hormone that stimulates ovulation
An ovulation predictor kit is used to help women keep track of ovulation when they are trying to conceive. Pregnancy tests are designed to predict a special hormone in the body that pregnant women have. Since an ovulation kit is not designed to detect that pregnancy hormone, it cannot be used as an early pregnancy test or any other type of pregnancy test for that matter. OPK's and pregnancy test are not designed alike, and are not meant for the same purpose.
The interstitial cell-stimulating hormone stimulates ovulation in the female and production of the female sex hormone progesterone. In the male, it stimulates the secretion of testosterone.
FSH, or the follicle stimulating horomone, is responsible for stimulating ovulation.
Estrogen
Estrogen is the hormone. It is secreted by ovaries