Fertility status diagnosis system
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1. An apparatus for diagnosing fertility status, comprising:
- a) a probe configured to insert into a vagina of a female mammal, wherein said probe inserted into said vagina monitors a biophysical variable to generate ovarian function data of a female reproductive cycle; and
b) a data analyzer which processes said ovarian function data to generate a probe cyclic profile, wherein preovulatory features of said probe cyclic profile include a first peak and a second peak which correspondingly define a first minimum, a second minimum and a third minimum, and wherein said data analyzer analyzes configuration of said first peak and said second peak in said preovulatory features of said probe cyclic profile to determine a beginning of a fertile window occurring in a descending part of said first peak at an amplitude about equal to said first minimum of said first peak.
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Methods and apparatus for interpreting vaginal measurement data by electronic means without the need for the user to take part in the data interpretation process. More specifically, an intelligent probe monitors folliculogenesis and correlates the ovarian function data to probe profile characteristics of the female reproductive cycle. A fertile window is defined with reference to the correlation between folliculogenesis and probe cyclic profiles.
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1. An apparatus for diagnosing fertility status, comprising:
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a) a probe configured to insert into a vagina of a female mammal, wherein said probe inserted into said vagina monitors a biophysical variable to generate ovarian function data of a female reproductive cycle; and b) a data analyzer which processes said ovarian function data to generate a probe cyclic profile, wherein preovulatory features of said probe cyclic profile include a first peak and a second peak which correspondingly define a first minimum, a second minimum and a third minimum, and wherein said data analyzer analyzes configuration of said first peak and said second peak in said preovulatory features of said probe cyclic profile to determine a beginning of a fertile window occurring in a descending part of said first peak at an amplitude about equal to said first minimum of said first peak. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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