Fertility monitor

As prevention computer (even cycle computer ) or preventing computers are instruments called that women are able to analyze and monitor their fertility. This body characteristics such as basal body temperature, hormones in the morning urine and cervical mucus are recorded and evaluated. Objective of using a contraceptive computer can be both achieving a conception in fertility and the natural contraception.

Contraceptive simplify the application of the methods of natural family planning. The woman may be limited to the regular and conscientious use of the device, while the interpretation of the measurements performed by the computer and fertile and infertile days are clearly displayed.

Types

With the devices on the market can distinguish between the following types:

An alternative to manual evaluation, and prevention of computers represents software that provides both the temperature and the Symptothermalmethode. The Stiftung Warentest reported in 2000 indicate that the manual detection according to the strict rules of natural family planning ( NFP ) of the Working Group NFP methods in security with a Pearl Index of 0.26 is safer than the use of a contraceptive computer.