Method of detecting and predicting ovulation and the period of fertility
US8496597B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2560/0475
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of providing information relating to the fertility of a female mammal comprising the steps of: (i) taking multiple temperature readings from the female mammal during an extended period; (ii) identifying and disregarding temperature readings having one or more characteristics of irrelevant or faulty data; (iii) obtaining one or several representative temperature values for the extended period; (iv) repeating steps (i) to (iii) over multiple extended periods; (v) analyzing the representative temperature values obtained over multiple extended periods for one or more patterns in the representative temperature values indicative or predictive of ovulation in order to provide information relating to the fertility of the female mammal to a user, wherein the representative temperature values are not the maximum or minimum temperature readings obtained for the extended period; and related uses and apparatus.
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