Method for monitoring ovulation
US5657762A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2010/0019
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of monitoring the ovulation cycle of a female mammal, involving regular measurement of basal body temperature throughout a current ovulation cycle and occasional measurement of the level of at least one urinary component of significance in the cycle, the measurement of the urinary component being conducted at predetermined stages in the cycle to check that the level is consistent with a predicted level and thus confirm that the cycle as a whole is consistent with a prediction.
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