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    Optimizing natural fertility: review of recommendations

    We see a lot of questions about what people need to do to optimize their odds for each cycle, and, fortunately, there's actually a reasonable amount of evidence-based advice out there. This information is primarily coming from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s committee opinion...
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    New research says average cycle isn't 28 days (and water is wet, etc)

    A great new paper of interest to the sub came out this week, and I wanted to draw attention to it and discuss it. Original research paper here A variety of popular press articles about the paper here Title: Real-world menstrual cycle characteristics of more than 600,000 menstrual cycles What...
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    What the OPK ratio levels really tell you: peaks vs. positives

    Before reading, it might be helpful to see these previous posts by /@mcg1102: OPK patterns, LH profiles, and you Digital OPKs: a primer With an uptick in folks using apps like Premom and Femometer to determine OPK positivity, I thought this might be a good overview of what those LH ratio...
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    Study of fertility signs finds that only 10% of BBT rises occur the day after ovulation

    I found this study, which absolutely blew my mind - it really highlights the variability in the timing of fertility signs vis-a-vis ovulation. Only a minority of participants had an increase in BBT the morning following ovulation. And a sizeable minority of participants (23%) ovulated before...
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