Fertility
Check : New device for Women
Description And Advantages
At first glance it may be mistaken
for a cigarette lighter or a lipstick. But, it is actually
an innovative device called OvuLite, to check the fertility
period of a woman.
To use it a woman has to wet the
tip of her finger with a little saliva, apply it in
on one side of the lens, allow it to dry for about five
seconds and then replace it in the holder. There is
a lens at one end and a tiny switch at the other. When
the switch is pressed, a light comes on and through
the lens a pattern is visible that determines the woman's
current stage of fertility.
A bright green pattern is indicative
of reduced fertility at that point of time; if it is
green with a few black lines on it, there is a probability
that the person can conceive; if it is green with a
lot of black lines, conception during sexual intercourse
is a certainty.
The device has been designed by
the US-based Chhabra group which has varied interests
in the health care segment. It is being manufactured
in India for the US and European markets and some health
care websites. Though it's currently not available in
India, it will be marketed here in the near future.
According to Naresh Chhabra who
heads the $80-million Chhabra group, he has close ties
with Bangalore since most of his family has settled
here."Although I left India more than 35 years
ago, I always thought that if we were to start our business
here, we would begin with this city where we might begin
large scale manufacturing later this year."
The device can only indicate what
stage of fertility a woman is in and can be used for
family planning. Says Sulochana Gunasheela, a specialist
in reproductive medicine, "it is indeed unique
and will help a number of couples who want to conceive
or delay pregnancy. The hormonal changes that occur
in the body during and after ovulation might be revealed
in the saliva and by monitoring this one can check out
the reduced or increased fertility of a woman."
Source:
Times of India, June 22, 2003
