Method and instrument for estimating condition of growing ovum

An instrument for estimating the condition of a growing ovum, comprising an input unit, pairs of electrodes, a bioelectrical impedance measuring unit, an arithmetic unit, a comparing unit, an estimating unit, and an informing unit, wherein

• the input unit inputs at least one parameter pertaining to the physique of an examinee,
• the pairs of the electrodes come into contact with an external skin of the examinee,
• the bioelectrical impedance measuring unit measures the bioelectrical impedance of the examinee between the pairs of the electrodes,
• the arithmetic unit calculates the index of follicle growth of the examinee from the measured bioelectrical impedance and the parameter pertaining to the physique of the examinee,
• the comparing unit compares the calculated index of follicle growth of the examinee with the index of follicle growth as a reference which corresponds to the number of passed days of a menstrual cycle,
• the estimating unit estimates the condition of the growing ovum of the examinee based on he result of the comparison, and
• the informing unit informs the result pertaining to the condition of the growing ovum from the estimating unit.

An instrument for estimating the condition of a growing ovum, comprising an input unit, pairs of electrodes, a bioelectrical impedance measuring unit, an arithmetic unit, a comparing unit, an estimating unit and an informing unit, wherein

• the input unit inputs at least one parameter pertaining to the physique of an examinee,
• the pairs of the electrodes come into contact with an external skin of the examinee,
• the bioelectrical impedance measuring unit measures the bioelectrical impedance of the examinee between the pairs of the electrodes by use of alternating currents of a plurality of frequencies,
• the arithmetic unit calculates the index of follicle growth of the examinee from the measured bioelectrical impedance and the parameter pertaining to the physique of the examinee,
• the comparing unit compares the calculated index of follicle growth of the examinee with the index of follicle growth as a reference which corresponds to the number of passed days of a menstrual cycle,
• the estimating unit estimates the condition of the growing ovum of the examinee based on the result of the comparison, and
• the informing unit informs the result pertaining to the condition of the growing ovum from the estimating unit.

A method for estimating the condition of a growing ovum, comprising the steps of:

• bringing pairs of electrodes into contact with an external skin of an examinee and measuring a bioelectrical impedance between the pairs of the electrodes, and
• comparing the currently measured bioelectrical impedance with a previously measured bioelectrical impedance;
• wherein the previously measured bioelectrical impedance is associated with a high temperature phase of a menstrual cycle of the examinee when the currently measured bioelectrical impedance is associated with a low temperature phase of the menstrual cycle of the examinee;
• and
• wherein the previously measured bioelectrical impedance is associated with the low temperature phase of the menstrual cycle of the examinee when the currently measured bioelectrical impedance is associated with the high temperature phase of the menstrual cycle of the examinee.

An instrument for estimating the condition of a growing ovum, comprising pairs of electrodes, a bioelectrical impedance measuring unit, a memory, a comparing unit, an estimating unit and an informing unit, wherein

• the pairs of the electrodes come into contact with an external skin of an examinee,
• the bioelectrical impedance measuring unit measures the bioelectrical impedance of the examinee between the pairs of the electrodes,
• the comparing unit compares the currently measured bioelectrical impedance with a past bioelectrical impedance stored in the memory,
• wherein the past bioelectrical impedance is associated with a high temperature phase of a menstrual cycle of the examinee when the currently measured bioelectrical impedance is associated with a low temperature phase of the menstrual cycle of the examinee, and wherein the past bioelectrical impedance is associated with the low temperature phase of the menstrual cycle of the examinee when the currently measured bioelectrical impedance is associated with the high temperature phase of the menstrual cycle of the examinee,
• the estimating unit estimates the condition of the growing ovum of the examinee based on the result of the comparison, and
• the informing unit informs the result pertaining to the condition of the growing ovum from the estimating unit.