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US 7,722,547 B2Granted
Die swell fertility assessment for humans and other mammals: apparatus and method
OwnerGregory B McKenna, Stephen J. Usala +3inventors
InventorsGregory B McKenna, Stephen J. Usala, Mark W. Vaughn, Jian Wang, Wei Wang
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for assessing fertility in mammalian females comprising sampling cervical-vaginal fluid, measuring one or more of the sample's viscoelastic properties, and evaluating the measurement to determine fertility. Preferable embodiments of the current invention may utilize measurement of the viscoelastic property of die swell ratio, or other viscoelastic properties of cervical-vaginal fluid.
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A method of assessing fertility in mammalian females comprising:
- (a) measuring one or more viscoelastic properties of a collected cervical vaginal fluid sample;
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- (b) analyzing said measurement to determine fertility, said viscoelastic properties being chosen from a selection consisting essentially of either die swell, delayed die swell, or capillary flow analysis.
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