Reviewing the Benefits of a Fertility Monitor
The writer of the following article wants all women who hope to become pregnant to appreciate the benefits of a fertility monitor. She recalls hearing about the trials of a female co-worker who wanted to become pregnant. That recollection concerns a time when there was no sort of fertility monitor available to the public. In the absence of such testing equipment, a couple that wanted a baby sought all manner of advice. That woman was told that others with her problem had found that a trip to Hawaii was able to create the conditions that a childless couple needed.Considering all of the resources available to a woman who wants to become pregnant, it seems almost silly to offer a review of the benefits of a fertility monitor. Still a close look at the ads for the various fertility monitors shows that some women may be reluctant to make use of such fertility testing equipment.
Apparently not every fertility monitor has received the blessing of the Pope in Rome. That claim can only be made by the makers of the monitor that allows a woman to put a drop of saliva on a miniature microscope, and to then examine the dried saliva. Such a woman would be looking for a fern-like pattern.
When dried saliva has a fern-like pattern, then that is evidence that there are many salt crystals in the saliva. An increase in the amount of salt in saliva results from a rise in the estrogen level in the bloodstream. That rise is a signal that ovulation has, or is about to take place.
If the Pope has given a nod of approval to the saliva test for fertility, then he may also approve of the new free fertility monitor. That particular fertility monitor is really just a software program. A woman can download the program onto her computer. The software will help the woman to calculate the time of her ovulation. It will allow her to develop a color-coded calendar that is based on her personal menstrual cycle.
Now no woman should see the Pope’s approval as a sure sign that she will achieve success with any one fertility monitor. In fact, the monitor that allows a close look at dried saliva can be used improperly. A woman with such a monitoring device should not examine her saliva after eating, drinking or brushing her teeth.
The information provided by the makers of one fertility monitor suggests that a woman who has ovulated should eat, drink and brush her teeth with speed. That information, which has been posted on the Internet, claims that a woman’s egg will survive for no more than 24 hours once it has been released by the ovary. That same information gives the “travel time” of a man’s sperm, on its way to a released egg, as 24 hours.
That information is meant to highlight the benefits of the fertility monitor that uses the saliva sample. Some fertility monitors require that a woman test her urine instead of her saliva. The urine test will show the rise in the estrogen and LH hormone in the bloodstream, but it will not allow a large window of time for detection of such rising levels.
Every woman who longs to become pregnant should study the above benefits before deciding on one particular fertility monitor.