title: Ovulation detection in saliva, is it possible.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The new mini-microscope Geratherm® ovu control was evaluated for its recognition of saliva ferning in a collective of 47 patients taking part in an artificial reproductive technology program on the day of follicular puncture.
  
  
  METHODS
  The ferning phenomenon was evaluated by patients and laboratory staff according to the criteria: no ferning, slight ferning and good ferning.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Geratherm® ovu control showed a specificity of 78% and a sensitivity of 80% in relation to rising E2 levels under follicle-stimulating hormone/human chorionic gonadotrophin. A comparison of the evaluations of the saliva test carried out by patients and by laboratory staff resulted in a high and substantial agreement of 89.4% (κ).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Evaluations performed by ovu control were similar to those achieved with a highly sophisticated inverted microscope.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Unit of Reproductive Medicine, University Hospitals Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salmassi
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Schmutzler
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Püngel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schubert
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alkatout
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mettler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019540:Area Under Curve; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010061:Ovulation Detection / Q000379:methods*; D012372:ROC Curve; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry*; D020554:Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004958:Estradiol