Fertility indicator system containing anthocyanin pigment
OwnerDorothee F. E. Goldmaninventor
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Abstract
Fertility in females, especially human females, is evaluated by contacting a mucin-containing body fluid such as saliva with a fertility evaluation medium comprising an anthocyanin pigment and a substrate which facilitates generation of a color response in the pigment, in the presence of vaginal fluid or substances similar to those found in the vaginal fluid, especially ascorbic acid and sugars. A resulting color change in the fertility evaluation medium can be used to determine whether the female is not fertile at that time, whether fertility is imminent in the female, or whether the female actually is fertile.
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Method for evaluating fertility in females, said method comprising:
- (a) providing a fertility evaluation medium comprising an anthocyanin pigment and a substrate for facilitating the generation of a color response in the pigment;
- (b) contacting a mucin-containing body fluid of a female with said fertility evaluation medium in the presence of vaginal fluid or substances found in vaginal fluid, including ascorbic acid and a sugar;
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- (c) determining from a resulting color change in said fertility evaluation medium whether said female is infertile, or whether fertility in said female is imminent, or whether said female is actually fertile.
A composition suitable for use in evaluating fertility in females, said composition comprising an anthocyanin pigment, a substrate for facilitating generation of a color response in said pigment, and vaginal fluid or substances found in vaginal fluid, including ascorbic acid and a sugar.
A fertility evaluation kit suitable for use in the evaluation of fertility in females, said kit including a first, second and third component, said first component comprising an anthocyanin pigment and a substrate for facilitating the generation of a color response in said pigment, said second component comprising ascorbic acid and a sugar selected from the group consisting of glucose, fructose, sucrose, galactose, sorbose, arabinose and dextrose, said third component comprising a color comparison chart for comparing colors produced on said substrate with color displayed on the chart.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.