A comparison of the ovulation method with the CUE ovulation predictor in determining the fertile period

Richard J. Fehring

doi:10.1111/j.1745-7599.1996.tb00604.x

Fertility Awareness · Methods

A comparison of the ovulation method with the CUE ovulation predictor in determining the fertile period

Fehring RJ

Published October 1996 Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 8(10), 461-466

DOI 10.1111/j.1745-7599.1996.tb00604.x PMID 9305046

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the CUE Ovulation Predictor with the ovulation method in determining the fertile period. Eleven regularly ovulating women measured their salivary and vaginal electrical resistance (ER) with the CUE, observed their cervical-vaginal mucus, and measured their urine for a luteinizing hormone (LH) surge on a daily basis. Data from 21 menstrual cycles showed no statistical difference (T = 0.33, p = 0.63) between the CUE fertile period, which ranged from 5 to 10 days (mean = 6.7 days, SD = 1.6), and the fertile period of the ovulation method, which ranged from 4 to 9 days (mean = 6.5 days, SD = 2.0). The CUE has potential as an adjunctive device in the learning and use of natural family planning methods.

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Fertility Awareness › Methods › Billings Ovulation Method · Menstrual Cycle › Cycle Biomarkers › Hormonal Markers · Contraception › Comparative Studies › Contraception Versus Fertility Awareness

Richard J. Fehring

Rick Fehring, Dick Fehring, Rich Fehring, R Fehring

PMID 9305046 9305046 DOI 10.1111/j.1745-7599.1996.tb00604.x 10.1111/j.1745-7599.1996.tb00604.x Fehring et al. 1996, Fehring 1996

A comparison of the ovulation method with the CUE ovulation predictor in determining the fertile period

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