Patent ID: 7427271
Filing Date: 2008-09-23
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for diagnosing fertility status in a female mammal comprising the following steps: a. monitoring folliculogenesis of said female mammal by means of a fertility probe which generates ovarian function data; b. correlating said ovarian function data to a probe cyclic pattern generated by said fertility probe in response to said monitoring, wherein said probe cyclic pattern includes a first peak and a second peak which occur in said probe cyclic pattern prior to an ovulation marker, wherein said first peak includes an ascending part which begins at a first minimum and a descending part which ends at a second minimum, and wherein said apex of said first peak has the greatest amplitude in said probe cyclic pattern; c. defining within said probe cyclic pattern a portion of said descending part of said first peak between an amplitude about equal to said first minimum of said first peak and an amplitude about equal to said second minimum of said first peak; and d. predicting an occurrence of a fertile window based upon the portion which occurs prior to the ovulation marker.