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138 of 139 found the following review helpful:
 Effective tool, but it will not impregnate you! Apr 07, 2008
By S. Gately
"halfpint37"
I would like to add my support for this product but would also like to inject some reality into the reviews. Some reviews I've read make it sound like this machine is "responsible" for their getting pregnant or having a healthy baby. I know noone thinks that is true, but it's important to remember the sole function of this machine: to help you know when you're ovulating. This is particularly critical if you have irregular periods, like I do. This monitor really did help me know when the "peak" days were, and I just found out that I'm pregnant (yay!).
But, this is an expensive machine, and I think that not everyone needs it. If your cycles are regular there are other low tech ways to know when you're ovulating, e.g. charting your temperatures (read "Taking Charge of Your Fertility", a very empowering book) and looking for other biological clues which I won't get into here.
I like the monitor itself but am really not fond of the company who makes it--they are really trying to shake women down for every last penny. There is no way this machine should cost as much as it does, considering how simple it is. Also, they tell you that you need to use sticks only from the same package in case there are discrepancies in quality from package to package--technically, then, you will be throwing away a whole lot of (expensive, polluting) unused sticks. If there are quality discrepancies, that is their quality control problem! Yet, they want to pass this cost on to you.
Also, they tell you that you cannot pass your machine onto another person when you're done with it because a) it "learns" you and b) might be contaminated with bacteria. First of all, it also says that it only retains 6 months of info before erasing the data month by month as more data is recorded (i.e. it only "remembers" your most recent 6 months of info). This means that it could in fact "learn" a new person. Also, the bacteria b.s. is just to cover their heinies in the case that someone does pass on disease, but urine does not really come in contact with the monitor, only the strips. Also, urine is an antiseptic! So, it's not going to carry disease in that manner. In other words, they want every woman on the planet to buy their own monitor.
So, for women with irregular periods, I do recommend this. But, give yourself some credit to know your own body and its powers as well. If your periods are regular and you use this thing and get pregnant, don't act like this machine did it for you--you and your man had something to do with it too! Let's not glorify technology too much here.
[Postscript: I miscarried on that pregnancy. Again, not the monitor's responsibility. ;) However, I have again gotten pregnant, by making sure to take advantage of the 2 fertile days per cycle that it identifies for you. It solidified my confidence in this product, since I tried to "wing it" for a few months without the monitor with no results. Also, my friend who has an irregular cycle got pregnant very soon after using this. I still believe it is overpriced, but if you're really having trouble with timing, it might be worth it for you.]
16 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Works great!!! May 14, 2007
By T. Roemer
This monitor works great!!! My doctors gave me less than 5% chance of getting pregnant due to premature menopause. With out using this monitor I would have no idea when I would ovulate because my cycles are so different. The first cycle I did not hit peak fertility till day 20 the second month I hit peak on day 13. I was a little nervous when first buying this machine because its a lot of money to spend on something that may or may not work but I got pregnant on the second cycle of using this machine so I can say its the best money I ever spend. Its worth every penny.
15 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Highly recommended Apr 29, 2007
By Luke'sMom
AFter trying for 18 mos, I finally just bought this monitor, even though I was really skeptical about the cost. After two months I was pregnant, I never even had to buy more refill sticks.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
clearblue fertlily monitor Dec 13, 2007
By Darla Sexton
Clear Blue works, I used it for two months got pregnant, had a miscarraige, kept trackin for two more months became pregnant again and now we have our healthy baby boy, he is 8 weeks old.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Amazing product! Oct 05, 2009
By Amber
This takes so much stress away from trying to conceive, especially if you've been trying a while and are starting to get frustrated. I used this after we tried for about 5 months. I was pregnant after 3 more months with the monitor. I'm now pregnant with my second child and only used the monitor 1 month. For me, it was extremely helpful to know the peak days because I have a long and irregular cycle.
Important Points...
1. SHARING THE MONITOR- It says not to share because it can be contaminated with urine. Urine does not touch the monitor. The test strip is soaked with urine and covered with a cap before it is inserted into the machine. I wouldn't buy a used one from a stranger, but I would share with a close friend. It also says the monitor stores your data and therefore won't work properly for a friend. It has directions for clearing the data. You have to clear it if you've stopped using it for a prolonged period and want to start again, so obviously it can be cleared before given to someone else.
2. TEST STRIPS- Buy them from Amazon. They are much cheaper than in stores. They advise to discard extra sticks if you don't have at least 10 for the next cycle. I never threw any away and the monitor appeared to work fine even when I mixed sticks from different boxes.
3. DIRECTIONS- I could give you step by step directions here, but you can go to [...]and read the entire manual. It is very thorough and helpful. The machine is very easy to use.
4. NOT FOR EVERYONE- Obviously, if you have reproductive issues this isn't going to solve them. I have a friend that TTC for quite some time and after using the monitor for a few months she found out she wasn't ovulating. Her doctor confirmed that, gave her fertility medication, and she conceived. Although she didn't get pregnant while using the monitor it still helped her. If you're not pregnant after 6-12 months with this monitor you should see your doctor in case something else is going on.
5. PREGNANCY TESTS- Buy these cheap prenancy tests. 25 pregnancy test strips They sell them in different quantities, but you can get soooo many for the price of just 1 name brand test. They work great and save a lot of money especially if you get obsessive about testing.
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