Saliva ferning and ovulation

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-26-2003
Saliva ferning and ovulation
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Sun, 09-14-2003 - 3:04pm
I had an idea about using my old microscope (x20 magnification) to examine my saliva for ferning around the time of ovulation. According to stuff I've read you should be able to see ferning at that magnification, has anyone tried this? And do you know of anything you can color your saliva with to help see what's happening?

I plan to try this out next cycle so will let you know how it goes!

CSM

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Registered: 05-01-2003
Sun, 09-14-2003 - 3:39pm
I have no idea what magnification would work. Just a suggestion-try some iodine to try to stain the saliva. I don't know if it would work, but it's worth a try.

Jen



 

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Registered: 08-26-2003
Sun, 09-14-2003 - 3:59pm
Hi Jen - thanks for the suggestion, I hadn't thought of iodine but it's a good one - I'll try it.