A NEW CERVICAL MUCUS TEST FOR HORMONE APPRAISAL

1. Examination of the cervical mucus for chlorides by the use of a “spot” test on a test paper parallels the fern test as a means of appraising ovarian hormone activity. 2. The test paper method is simpler, more accurate, easier to interpret, more economical, more rapid, and can be done readily by the doctor in his office. 3. The patient may take tests in sequence at home and bring the record to her physician for analysis. 4. The test paper technique has been found a valuable indicator for the determination of ovulation, ovarian hormone activity, the diagnosis of pregnancy, and observing the response to estrogen.