INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS
Changes to the 'ferning pattern' can be caused by the fol-
lowing:
• After removal of contraceptives and other hormonal contra-
ceptive methods (eg, birth control pills)
• After birth, during and after lactation
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• Eating, drinking, smoking, brushing your teeth before testing
EVALUATION CALENDAR
(Example for the month of January)
The values recorded in an evaluation calendar are important for
determining the fertile phase.
Carefully fi lled in record sheets provide important diagnostic in-
formation and you should always take them with you when you
visit your doctor.
Start recording on the fi rst day of a menstrual period.
New evaluation calendars can be downloaded from the
Geratherm
http://www.geratherm.com
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homepage by clicking on the following link:
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