Ovu-Tec
Fertility Detector


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Ovu-Tec
Fertility Detector

(Saliva Method)

Ovu-Tec can be useful to you if:

You're trying to become pregnant.
You're trying to avoid pregnancy.
You want to determine whether you're ovulating.
You want to enhance your awareness of your menstrual cycles.
During a woman's menstrual cycle, there are only about three days when her egg is available for fertilization. Sperm can survive up to 72 hours (3 days) in the vagina and uterus, so if sexual intercourse occurs up to three days before a woman is fertile, she can still potentially become pregnant. Thus, there are about six days per month (3 days prior to fertility, and 3 days of fertility) that a woman can conceive.

When tracking the days of the menstrual cycle, the first day of menstruation, or bleeding, is called day 1 of that cycle. The cycle ends when the next period begins, anywhere between day 17 and 35 (with most women it's around day 28). The egg may become available for fertilization by sperm at anywhere from day 3 to day 14 of the cycle. Thus, if a woman can identify those few days when she is fertile, she can prevent or enhance conception.

It is scientifically well established that hormones filter into saliva and that during fertility a ferrying pattern can be seen in saliva under a microscope. Just prior to or during fertile days the sample will typically resemble "ferns," while during non-fertile days, only random and shapeless dots will be visible.

The Ovu-Tec is a hand-held mini-microscope about the size and shape of a lipstick holder. If you want to check whether you may be fertile you simply:

Make sure you haven't had anything to eat or drink for 2 hours.
Put a small amount of saliva on the lens and allow it to dry.
Insert the lens into the microscope and push a little button to illuminate the lens.
If you are just about to become fertile, you will easily see a beautiful crystalline ferrying pattern under the microscope. This is an easy and convenient way for you to monitor your hormonal changes and enhance your awareness of your menstrual cycle. If you track your cycles and fertility on a calendar, soon you will have a keen awareness of where you are in your monthly cycle, and what is happening hormonally in your body.

Cycle awareness can be especially helpful for women who tend to have anovulatory.