Monitoring your fertility by taking basal body temperature, using ovulation kits, or tracking cervical mucus can contribute to making you feel even more stressed. It brings fertility issues to the forefront on a daily basis and makes infertility an issue not to be ignored, if for no other reason than you can’t and still monitor as you need to. Accurate and convenient are certainly not two words that you associate with fertility monitoring. A company out of the UK, though, is trying to change that. A new device called DuoFertility is on the market and is being touted as the most precise and convenient way to maximize your chances to conceive.
The DuoFertility company goes as far as to claim that you will get your money back (£495) if you are not pregnant within 12 months. The device features a sensor that is worn around the clock providing 20,000 temperature readings a day. The data is then presented in a clear way that allows you to pinpoint your fertile days up to six days in advance. They claim that DuoFertility works for women having difficulties conceiving naturally, considering or in the midst of fertility treatments, women who have PCOS or irregular cycles, or for those who want to remove the stress of trying to conceive.
I am immediately skeptical primarily because of the cost of DuoFertility, but also because (I must admit) I had a hard time with trying to track BBT (the basis for this system) and am reluctant to get behind anything that utilizes the method that seemed kind of faulty and hypothetical to me. However, measuring those temperatures has proven effective for many, many people and making it easier does seem appealing. In fact, that is what is most interesting about this monitor over any others or other methods – it does seem to be very easy and convenient. Their website (duofertility.com) claims that it will give users “back the magic” of trying to conceive a baby. I do imagine that taking away the daily chore of peeing on a stick or taking temperatures can allow fertility challenges to go to the back of the mind for a bit – a hard thing to achieve otherwise. The DuoFertility monitor is expensive and may not live up to its claims that it can eliminate the need for IVF but if you have the cash and don’t mind that it is not yet approved in the US – it could be worth a shot, especially if you are like me and HATE daily BBT monitoring.
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