Fertility Monitors
For most women, using a home fertility monitor is a convenient tool to understanding their ovulation cycle.
Most fertility monitors will consist of a quantity of test sticks along with a view monitor to track your results.
Some home fertility monitors measure the levels of Luteinizing Hormone (LH) in your urine. LH is the hormone secreted by the pituitary gland. It acts in combination with the FSH hormone to stimulate the follicle to secret estrogen and stimulate the egg to grow. Just prior to ovulation, a woman will experience a surge where the LH level will rise to it's highest level of the cycle. Intercourse at this time gives a woman the best odds of conception.
Another type of home fertility monitor measures the hormone estrone-3-glucuronide (E3G). When estrogen breaks down as you're ovulating, it produces E3G which accumulates in your urine and causes your cervical mucus to become thinner and more slippery than usual. This is thought to help the sperm by making it easier to swim to the egg, thus increasing the odds that you will conceive.
Whichever type of fertility monitor you choose, the entire testing phase will usually take less than 10 minutes.
At home fertility monitors allow you plan your pregnancy, by helping you calculate your most fertile days each month.
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Article not intended to diagnosis, treat or cure fertility. |
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