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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1976
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
George Preti, Philadelphia, PA (US);
George Richardson Huggins, Wallingford, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 / ; 2323 / ; 2325 / ; 128 / ;
Abstract
A method of monitoring the concentration of a given volatile organic compound commonly found in vaginal secretions is described as providing a reliable diagnostic indication of ovulation, and more particularly is described as providing a simple home-test method of predicting the onset of the fertile period, thereby increasing the reliability of the 'rhythm metod' of birth control.