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Lady Q Fertility Monitor?
I'm becoming increasingly dissatisfied using hormonal birth control (I'm
on the minipill right now, have been since 8 weeks post partum) and have been looking at other options. I came across saliva fertility monitors like the Lady Q (http://tinyurl.com/2ccfl). Has anyone here used something like this as a birth control aid? Do they actually work? (For conception or contraception?). Thought I'd ask! -- Em mama to L-baby, 6 months old! |
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Lady Q Fertility Monitor?
Em, From everything I have ever heard the saliva tests dont work on everybody
and are not a reliable contraception aid. You are suppost to put saliva on a microscope type thing and watch for fern like patterns in your saliva but I beleive they all come with a warning that not everybody will show that pattern and alot of things can interfere with the liklyhood of seeing that pattern. Moni |
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Lady Q Fertility Monitor?
"MonifromMarrs" wrote in message
Em, From everything I have ever heard the saliva tests dont work on everybody and are not a reliable contraception aid. You are suppost to put saliva on a microscope type thing and watch for fern like patterns in your saliva but I beleive they all come with a warning that not everybody will show that pattern and alot of things can interfere with the liklyhood of seeing that pattern. Thanks, Moni. I figured it would be took good/easy to be true! :-( I had a lot of difficulty finding much about them online, aside from places selling them. The sales info would frequently say, "can be used to promote or prevent pregnancy," but then everything else was about the promotion element and the monitors come with pregnancy tests, etc! I imagine that if they really did work, they could really take over as a popular contraceptive aid. Back to brainstorming... -- Em mama to L-baby, 6 months old! |
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Lady Q Fertility Monitor?
MonifromMarrs writes:
: Em, From everything I have ever heard the saliva tests dont work on everybody : and are not a reliable contraception aid. You are suppost to put saliva on a : microscope type thing and watch for fern like patterns in your saliva but I : beleive they all come with a warning that not everybody will show that pattern : and alot of things can interfere with the liklyhood of seeing that pattern. : Moni I agree with this general assessment. If you are using the saliva tests along with BBT and cervical mucus testing to pinpoint the approach (and passing) of O-day, it can be useful, but along it does not give you enough info. Larry |
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