Microscopes for the determination of ovulation

The ability to correctly determine the time of onset of ovulation is very important for those planning to have a baby, and for those who would like to avoid an unplanned pregnancy. Today, there are many types of special tests that help determine the onset of the fertile period, when conception is the most possible. Among them separately it is worth noting mini-microscopes to establish the period of fertility.

The ability of women to reproduce is due to the presence of her ovulation. Once a month, in the middle of the menstrual cycle, the follicle that has matured on the ovary bursts and releases a mature egg, which during the day, while it lives, can be fertilized with a sperm cell.

Set the ovulation date with greater accuracy allow home-based ovulation tests. The principle of their action is quite simple: before the onset of a period favorable for conception, the level of luteinizing hormone in the blood and urine of a woman rises. It is on him that the test zone of the strips reacts, which is briefly dipped into the urine.

There are test strips, there are test cassettes and inkjet, and there are relatively recently mini microscopes to determine ovulation. These are reusable test systems that allow you to estimate the approximation of ovulation by saliva.

The fact is that under the action of estrogen, the concentration of which also reaches a peak about a day before ovulation, the saliva crystallizes in a special way when it dries - it resembles fern leaves. This effect is achieved due to the ability of estrogen to retain potassium and sodium in the body. Some home-use microscopes allow for similar research on cervical mucus samples (vaginal discharge).

A detailed instruction is attached to each microscope to determine the fertile period, which gives a detailed idea of ​​how to use the device. Different models, depending on their technical characteristics, may have their own nuances in use, but in general, for all tests of this type, general operating rules are typical.

• The glass for applying the test liquid must be clean and dry. It needs to put a little saliva (or vaginal secretions, if the device supports this method of examination).
• You need to wait a bit until the liquid on the glass dries, after which the glass is placed under the optical zone of the microscope and examined.

For the correct evaluation of the results, a visual image of various options with explanations is attached to the device. The “drawing” of a dried liquid resembling fern leaves corresponds to the pre-electoral period. On the remaining days of the menstrual cycle, you can see a bitmap with clusters of points or dispersed by their location.

The cost of the device starts from 2,000 rubles and can go up to 5,000 rubles - a lot depends on the manufacturer and functionality. But for those planning a pregnancy, the device quickly pays off, because the monthly cost of purchasing a one-time ovulation test may ultimately exceed the cost of one reusable test.

Consider the possibility of such an acquisition is for women with irregular menstrual cycles, having problems with conception, who have been planning pregnancy for several months already to no avail. Also, the device can help in contraceptive matters, if the woman is used to rely on the calendar method in this matter. It will be much more reliable, and the probability of error will be less if in the middle of the cycle you check with the indicators of a small, lipstick-like device that is easy to carry in your purse.

All mini-microscopes are distinguished from stripes (strip tests) by higher accuracy, but the real reviews from users in Russia are quite difficult to find, since the test has not yet become widely spread because of the high price. Here are some models that you should read if you are planning such a purchase.

The most popular representative of this group of test systems. Easily determines the specific phase of the cycle in which the woman is located. It looks like a lipstick, and therefore can be stored in a purse, and in a cosmetics bag. The 50x lens is equipped with a convenient LED backlight.

Manufacturing country - South Korea. In the package you can find a nice gift - the program "Female Calendar" for a tablet or smartphone. It will help to calculate the fertile period, as well as save the results that you get from your own microscopic studies. The device works on battery, it lasts a long time. Testing time takes no more than 5 minutes.

Externally, the device is similar to a conventional microscope, but only it is very small. The owner can use it not only for herself, but also for her pets, which is indispensable for cat and dog breeders. Taking a microscope with you in your purse, as is done with the previous model, will not work, it is very inconvenient. For testing, we definitely need suitable conditions - a hard, flat surface, sufficient lighting.

Another handy device, reminiscent of lipstick, respectively, convenient for transportation and testing. Easy to turn on at the touch of a button, battery operated. The research time stated by the manufacturer does not exceed 4 minutes. This is enough to determine whether ovulation will soon come.

It is not just a microscope for recognizing ovulation. This is a whole home laboratory - processing of the results does not need to be carried out independently, they will be analyzed by a special program and will give the woman the finished result. It looks like a powder case. It is convenient to carry.

The device allows you to find out not only the time convenient for conception, but also the cause of the delay, as well as the presence of the threat of miscarriage in the early period and signs of some gynecological diseases. According to reviews, the accuracy of the device leaves much to be desired, the device needs to be constantly adjusted, the control interface is inconvenient and incomprehensible.

A very compact device capable of fairly qualitatively solving the problem of determining the period of fertility. Manufacturers emphasize that Saliva for research in this device must be taken in the morning; a woman should not eat, drink or brush her teeth before the fence.

The study takes no more than five minutes.

The device allows you to explore not only saliva, but also cervical mucus. And because the results can be mutually confirmed, if only the "drawing" of saliva causes doubts in women. In the set is a diagnostic card that will allow you to interpret the results correctly.

An overview of one of the models can be seen in the video below.