OvaCue Mobile Fertility Monitor Owner's Manual
Owners Manual
Welcome
Thank you for purchasing the OvaCue Mobile Fertility Monitor!
Recommended by fertility specialists, this convenient, easy to use fertility monitor provides up to
seven days advance notice of ovulation with 98% accuracy.
We are pleased that you are among the thousands of couples using the OvaCue Mobile to aid in
conception.
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Version #: 1408
Contents
The Key to Conception: Understanding Your Cycle................................
Description of Parts....................................................................................
How the OvaCue Mobile Works.................................................................
Getting Started............................................................................................
Oral Readings..............................................................................................
Vaginal Readings.........................................................................................
What Do the Numbers Mean?...................................................................
Graph of 28 Day Cycle................................................................................
Understanding the Purple Box...................................................................
Frequently Asked Questions......................................................................
Cleaning and Storing your OvaCue Mobile .............................................
Help...............................................................................................................
Warnings.......................................................................................................
The OvaCue Mobile Fertility Monitor was developed to assist in conception. It must be used in
accordance with the instructions contained in this manual. Use of this product does not guarantee
success in achieving pregnancy. OvaCue Mobile is an in vitro diagnostic medical device designed
for home use. Store in a dry place at room temperature. Keep out of the reach of children. Ovacue
Mobile is not intended to be used to prevent pregnancy.
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The Key to Conception:
Understanding Your Cycle
You have decided that now is the time in your life to have a baby, but you might be learning that
becoming pregnant is not as easy as you once thought. The OvaCue Mobile Fertility Monitor may
help to increase your chances of conceiving by predicting your most fertile days up to seven days
in advance. But, before you begin using your OvaCue Mobile, it is important to understand how
your menstrual cycle works.
The menstrual cycle is the process during which your body prepares for pregnancy. It is regulated
by a complex interaction of several key hormones, and for most women, lasts between 24 and 35
days. Your cycle begins with menstruation (day 1 of your cycle is the rst day of your menstrual
period), with ovulation occurring sometime close to the midpoint of your cycle.
Ovulation is the process through which an egg is released from the ovary. Within the ovaries, each
egg is stored in a uid-lled cavity called a follicle. While both ovaries store many follicles, only
one follicle (called the dominant follicle) is selected each month to release an egg. The maturation
process of the dominant follicle occurs approximately 5-7 days before ovulation.
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As the dominant follicle matures, the amount of estrogen produced in your body increases. At the
same time, luteinizing hormone (LH) is produced and stored in the anterior pituitary gland. Just
prior to ovulation, the anterior pituitary gland secretes a surge of LH, which causes the wall of
the dominant follicle to weaken and rupture, thereby releasing the egg and propelling it into the
opening of the nearby fallopian tube.
Once the egg is released from the follicle, the follicle cells transform into the corpus luteum, a
glandular structure that secretes large amounts of progesterone. If the egg is fertilized (which
must occur within 24 hours after ovulation), increasing amounts of progesterone are released.
Progesterone acts to build the uterine lining for implantation of a fertilized egg and prevents
menstruation. If conception does not occur, the corpus luteum will disintegrate towards the end of
the menstrual cycle, progesterone levels will drop rapidly, and menstruation will occur.
By tracking changes in the concentration of electrolytes in your saliva, OvaCue Mobile detects
the hormonal changes that coincide with the maturation of the dominant follicle, and uses this
information to predict the days you will be most fertile. Using the data collected with the vaginal
sensor, OvaCue Mobile detects the surge in estrogen that occurs just prior to ovulation, and the
shift to progesterone dominance that occurs at ovulation. This information allows OvaCue Mobile
to help conrm the date of ovulation.
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Description of Parts
Mobile Adapter Vaginal Sensor Oral Sensor
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