Trial protocol and sample result of a study comparing the Clearplan Easy Fertility Monitor with serum hormone and vaginal ultrasound measurements in the determination of ovulation.
This paper presents a preliminary result from a study designed to evaluate the ability of the ClearPlan Easy Fertility Monitor to predict ovulation, compared with conventional methods of ovulation determination, i.e. serum hormone measurements (estradiol and luteinizing hormone) and vaginal ultrasound scans (follicle size and endometrium thickness). Fifty-five female volunteers will be monitored over 3 consecutive monthly cycles. Preliminary data gathered from one volunteer are included in this presentation. These data indicate that the ClearPlan Easy Fertility Monitor predicted ovulation as accurately as serum hormone measurements and vaginal ultrasound scans. The results show that this monitor has potential as a home-based ovulation predictor for couples attempting to conceive.
Assisted Reproduction Unit, Centre for Gynaecology of the University, Münster, Germany.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D004970:Estrone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D008597:Menstrual Cycle / Q000502:physiology; D010061:Ovulation Detection / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014621:Vagina / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
C015856:estrone-3-glucuronide; D004970:Estrone; D004958:Estradiol; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone