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Cervical mucus monitoring prevalence and associated fecundability in women trying to conceive.
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Fertility and sterility [Fertil Steril] 2013 Oct; Vol. 100 (4), pp. 1033-1038.e1. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jul 11. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Objective: To assess the use of cervical mucus monitoring (CMM) in women trying to conceive and determine whether monitoring is associated with increased cycle-specific probability of conception (fecundability).<br />Design: Time-to-pregnancy cohort study.<br />Setting: Population-based cohort.<br />Patient(s): Three hundred thirty-one women trying to conceive, ages 30 to 44 years, without known infertility.<br />Intervention(s): None.<br />Main Outcome Measure(s): CMM prevalence and fecundability.<br />Result(s): During the first cycle of the study, CMM was performed consistently (checked on >66% of pertinent cycle days) by 20 women (6%), inconsistently (34% to 66% of days) by 60 women (18%), infrequently (≤33% of days) by 73 women (22%), and not performed by 178 women (54%). Cycles in which CMM was consistently performed were statistically significantly more likely to result in conception after adjusting for age, race, previous pregnancy, body mass index, intercourse frequency, and urinary luteinizing hormone (LH) monitoring. Fecundability also increased with increasing consistency of CMM.<br />Conclusion(s): Among women trying to conceive, CMM is uncommon, but our study suggests that CMM-a free, self-directed method to determine the fertile window-is associated with increased fecundability independent of intercourse frequency or use of urinary LH monitoring.<br /> (Copyright © 2013 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Adult
Female
Fertilization
Humans
Models, Statistical
Predictive Value of Tests
Pregnancy
Self Care methods
Time Factors
Time-to-Pregnancy
Cervix Mucus metabolism
Fertility
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Ovulation Detection statistics & numerical data
Self Care statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1556-5653
- Volume :
- 100
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Fertility and sterility
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23850303
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.06.002