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ArticleThe Linacre quarterly2023

Perimenopause and the Use of Fertility Tracking: 3 Case Studies.

Maria G Meyers, Lauren Vitale, Kathryn Elenchin

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Article in The Linacre quarterly, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maria G MeyersJefferson County Department of Health, The Children's Hospital, Birmingham, AL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3416-0032
Lauren VitaleWhole Mission LLC, Dearborn, MI, USA.
Kathryn ElenchinUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Hamot, Erie, PA, USA.
Jefferson County Department of Health · USUPMC Hamot · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Perimenopause is a time in a woman's life where fertility may vary depending upon her age and her reproductive stage and has been defined as the transition period prior to menopause that is characterized by irregular menses, hormonal changes, vasomotor symptoms, and declining fertility (Casper, 2020). Fertility tracking during this time in a woman's reproductive stage has not been widely studied. Employing the use of Luteinizing Hormone Urine Assay sticks, an electronic hormonal monitor device or mucus, we propose a set of guidelines to determine the potentially fertile times of a woman's cycle based on staging according to the Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop (STRAW) criteria and illustrate their application with three case reports.

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Fertility awarenessFertility awareness information technologyFertility healthMenstrual cycleNatural family planningWomen’s healthWomen’s reproductive healthWomen’s reproductive issues

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PMID36923674
PMCPMC10009143
OpenAlexW3209349407

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