How accurate is OV-Watch as a fertility predictor?
OV-Watch Fertility Predictor clinical testing for FDA clearance was conducted by Duke Clinical Research Institute. For the primary endpoint of the study, accuracy of prediction of ovulation, OV-Watch was deemed substantially equivalent to LH testing and outperformed BBT. However, more important to finding your greatest probability of conceiving — finding your full fertile window — OV-Watch provided up to 4 days notice prior to ovulation as compared to BBT, which provides no advanced notice of ovulation, and up to 4 days prior to ovulation, as compared to LH urine kits that provide only hours before ovulation. The trial concluded that: Properly used, OV-Watch gives more notice for conceiving and is not invasive.” “This device (OV-Watch Fertility Predictor) provides the user with notice up to 4 days before ovulation during which the user may have the greatest chance of becoming pregnant.” That is why the cumulative conception rate is almost double with OV-Watch. To put it simply, 66% m