Home monitoring with the ClearPlan Easy (TM) fertility monitor for fertility awareness

Many couples planning a pregnancy have had to gauge the best time for sexua l intercourse from subjective indications, e.g. cervical mucus changes, or retrospective information, e.g. temperature and calendar methods. Between w omen, and within a woman, there are considerable variations in menstrual cy cle length and underlying hormonal patterns. Although fertility test kits a re available, most still rely on visual interpretation by the user. A new c ombination of immunochemical testing and computing technology is now availa ble in the ClearPIan Easy(TM) Fertility Monitor(dagger). This paper describ es the features of this accurate, simple-to-use, home-based fertility monit or, which gal-hers data on hormonal patterns and takes account of the indiv iduality of menstrual cycles in women. These data and information about oth er events, such as sexual intercourse, can be stored in the monitor and acc essed by the couple and their medical professional for retrospective review . The monitor is useful for couples who have just started trying to conceiv e, or those who have been planning a pregnancy for some time.