The At Home Accu-Monitor Complete System for Fertility and Pregnancy Testing
There are two Accu-Monitor systems for at-home fertility/pregnancy testing: the professional system and the standard system.
The test is intended for at home use, has easy to follow
instructions, is accurate and private.
To order the Accu-Monitor Professional System for $149, the Accu-Monitor Standard System for $69, or to purchase 10 additional pregnancy testing strips for $39, please go to our order form
The Professional System
There are two distinct stages.
Stage 1: The Accu-Fertility Test
Stage 2: The Accu-Pregnancy Test
The Accu-Fertility Test
The female fertility period occurs about 14 days prior to
menstruation, and fertility peaks for a period of 2-4 days,
depending on the biological and environmental factors affecting
an individual. But the window of fertility is not totally
specific, so fertility periods planned by time parameters or
the use of basal thermometers do not have the precise accuracy
of the Accu-Monitor hormonal based system for identifying the
actual optimal days to become pregnant.
The guide to fertility periods in any individual’s cycle is
based on bio-hormonal factors that are determined by
established scientific principles. During the period of optimal
fertility, a sample of female saliva, dried and examined under
magnification, presents a pattern of dried electrolyte crystals
referred to as “ferns” because distinct fern-like patterns are
formed during days of optimal fertility. During non-fertile
periods, only a series of a few random, shapeless dots are
evident. A 100X power, easy to use, pocket microscope is included in the kit. Place the slide with dry saliva sample into the viewing retainer, click on the light switch, and focus.
Fern patterns start to appear about 3 days before ovulation and
cease about 2 days after ovulation, thus examination of dried
saliva samples in this window period is important. The
crystalline changes in saliva are caused by the luteinizing
hormone (LH) surge that occurs and stimulates the production of
estrogen, and the initiation of ovulation. The LH hormone
release is governed by the LH-beta subunit gene located in the
LHB/CGB gene cluster on chromosome 19Q13.32. The cells in the
ovary respond to LH stimulation by secretion of testosterone
which in females is converted to estrogen by adjacent granulosa
cells which causes an increase in saliva electrolytes. While
the timing of fertilization is critical, sperm, if they are
normal in count and motility, have a life of up to 5 days,
enhancing the possibility of fertilization. The pattern fern
crystals observed in dried saliva will begin to appear 3 to 4
days prior to ovulation, and cease 2 to 3 days after.
Saliva crystalline patterns should be examined randomly
throughout an entire menstrual cycle so one can easily identify
and distinguish the transition from random dots to a
distinctive fern pattern, a prime indicator of maximum
fertility and pregnancy possibilities.
Obtaining and Examining a saliva sample.
On arising in the morning, before any oral hygiene (such as
tooth brushing) or consuming food, drink, or smoking, place a
film of saliva on the small circular disk protion of one of the
provided slides by moistening it with the underside of your
tongue.
The critical step is ensuring the slide dries completely. This
usually requires a minimum of 20 minutes, but the slide with
your saliva may be left as long as necessary. Once dried, your
sample is stable and can be examined at any time up to several
days. You can, if necessary, accelerate the drying with a hair
blower on at low speed.
Turn on the light on the pocket microscope, focus, and the
resulting view will be as follows:
| During the Female Monthly Cycle | |
Gradually Transitions to Fertile State ~14 Days Or So Post
Menstruation
|
|
 Not Fertile |
 Most Fertile |
 Transitions Back to Unfertile State About ~18 Days Post Menstruation |
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Slides, once used, can be reused provided they are thoroughly
washed with soap and water, rinsed clean, and dried.
The Accu-Pregnancy Test
This test is used for both the Professional System and the Standard System
The Accu-metrics test indicators provided will determine
pregnancy with a 99.9% degree of accuracy, one day after a
missed period or 8-12 days after conception. Your pregnancy
testing should be done in these timeframes.
The test is a visual, rapid determination of pregnancy, based
on the detection of hCG (human Chorionic Gonadatropin) in
urine. This hormone is secreted by the placenta starting
immediately after egg fertilization and the level increases
rapidly during the first trimester of pregnancy. The test you
will be performing consists of inserting the supplied membrane
strip (containing mono-clonal conjugants), which in the
presence of hCG will react to form a distinct color band on the
marked specimen portion of the membrane.
For best results, collect a urine sample first thing in the
morning in our supplied urinalysis container, which can be
washed and reused.
Performing the Test
Ensure that the urine and test strips are both at room
temperature. Remove the test strip from the pouch. Insert the
Accu-membrane strip into the urine (with the arrow pointing
down) to a depth of about ¼ of an inch (do not dip the strip
past the stop line). Hold the strip in this position for 10-15
seconds. Remove the strip from the urine and lay down beside
the supplied comparison chart. Do not discard the urine yet.
Read the results in the specific timeframe of 3-5 minutes after
removal from the urine. (You will notice a coloured solution
moving across the test panel area, indicating the test is
developing.)
The exact colour and intensity of the line is not important,
but a line must always develop in the control zone for the test
to be valid. If a control zone line does not develop, the test
is invalid regardless of any line within the test area of the
strip.
Two lines, one in the control zone and one in the results zone,
indicates a positive result. A single line, located in the
control zone, indicates a negative result.
If a positive result is obtained, you may repeat the test on
the retained urine sample for confirmation.
Additional test strips can be ordered on the order page.
The Standard System
The standard fertility test measures by a simple urine immersion the leutinizing hormone (LH) surge released by the pituitary gland. This hormone stimulates the ovaries to release eggs during the female cycle.
The supplied ovulation test strips are extremily accurate in detecting the level of LH, which indicates ovulation is imminent, or has just occured. The ovulation test strip is dipped (arrow pointing down) in a urine specimen, and a reading taken in 10 minutes. The enclosed ovulation indicator card tells you the test results. The intensity of the ovulation test line indicates the level of LH present. The tests should be done during the 13-16 days prior to menstruation.
Do not use first morning urine, but collect the urine sample any time between noon and 8pm. Samples for testing should be collected at about the same time each day. The best way to collect a urine sample is by capturing some mid-stream urine in a clean, dry cup or container.
Immerse the ovulation test strip for about 5 seconds and be sure not to immerse past the "max" line. Lay the strip on our plastic comparison card. The coloured bands will appear in about 40 seconds, but allow a full 10 minutes for the coloured band to completely develop. The results are invalid after 20 minutes.