What is it about?

Discover the history and accuracy of cervical mucous, temperature and all other signs of ovulation that help women to understand their cycle. The article provides a review of the research that compares gold-standard techniques such as serial ultrasound day of ovulation, with those signs (mucous, temperatrure) that are readily observable by women.

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Why is it important?

Women are seeking natural alternatives to understand and regulate their cycle. Knowledge of the signs of fertility empowers women to make the best choices for their health.

Perspectives

This article cuts through the various methods of family planning that utilize these signs and focuses on the signs themselves. It is necessary for clarity in evaluating the data to examine each sign on its own merits

Dr Martin G Owen
University of Calgary

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This page is a summary of: Physiological Signs of Ovulation and Fertility Readily Observable by Women, The Linacre Quarterly, January 2013, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1179/0024363912z.0000000005.
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