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Ovulation microscopes have been in use for saliva testing for decades. FDA approved the analogue "saliva ovulation test" for ovulation prediction in 2004. For women, estrogen and salt levels increase in saliva during the most fertile days and form fern-shaped patterns. Babyndex is the first mobile application that has a cloud based
computer vision algorithm that automatically recognizes these fern-shaped saliva crystals. In 2022, patented in the USA. In 2018, a Harvard study concluded that the "saliva ovulation test" with computer vision is 99% accurate. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6321627/ About 1 out of 3 women have irregular cycles. They cannot use common fertility trackers (LH, BBT, heart-beat, etc.), which collect 3 months data and rely on a predictive algorithm because their cycles are unstable and no prediction is reliable enough. However, they can rely on the actual structural changes of saliva and cervical mucus a few days before ovulation because they show when the body starts to prepare for it. Hence they indicate the actual fertile window. Babyndex therefore can help women with irregular cycles. 1 in 3 has irregular cycles above 30 and cannot use urine LH and Basal Body Temperature tests. To our best knowledge there are 2 products on the market that measure electrolyte (salt) level changes in cervical mucus. These cost about 250-300 USD. Ovulation microscopes are cheaper. Only Babyndex has a cloud based computer vision algorithm to detect the most fertile fern-shaped crystal patterns in ovulation microscopes.
