Diagnosis of fertility status
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1. An apparatus for diagnosing a fertility status in a female mammal, comprising a probe having a section configured to insert into a vagina of said female mammal and contact an epithelium of a posterior fornix with a first electrode and contact a cervix with a second electrode, wherein said probe measures a biophysical variable and a specially programmed microprocessor monitors ovarian function to predict a fertile window or an actual number of fertile days within said fertile window.
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A vaginal probe for acquiring and correlating vaginal measurement data with folliculogenesis in a female for prediction of fertility.
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- 1. An apparatus for diagnosing a fertility status in a female mammal, comprising a probe having a section configured to insert into a vagina of said female mammal and contact an epithelium of a posterior fornix with a first electrode and contact a cervix with a second electrode, wherein said probe measures a biophysical variable and a specially programmed microprocessor monitors ovarian function to predict a fertile window or an actual number of fertile days within said fertile window.
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