How does the OvaCue differ from Urine-based Fertility Monitors?
The OvaCue is more accurate than urine-based fertility monitors and it is more convenient because it is entirely saliva-based. Urine-based fertility monitors’ early warning is based on the presence of a specific level of an estrogen metabolite in urine. OvaCue’s is based on changes in saliva produced by the hormone interaction that triggers this rise in estrogen. The OvaCue does not require that the hormone reach a specific chemical threshold and spill over into the blood or urine, rather it reports the individualized hormone pattern. The confirmation signal in urine-based fertility monitors is the presence of luteinizing hormone (LH) in the urine. Sometimes this signal is seen on the day of ovulation and sometimes on the day after ovulation. You cannot get pregnant after ovulation has occurred. The OvaCue signal is based on the shift from estrogen dominance to progesterone dominance, which produces changes in the electrolyte characteristics of the vaginal mucus. The lowest OvaCue vagi
