Cue II Ovulation Monitor
USD $198.00
Cue II was introduced in 1999 as a simplified, more economical version of the OvaCue monitor.
The Benefits of OvaCue vs Cue II
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OvaCue provides significant advanced features in that it does the calculations for predicting and confirming ovulation by itself, and reports a visual indicator of your fertility status for the day, and a projected date of peak fertility. OvaCue also tracks and stores information about your cycles for up to 4 months automatically in its internal memory.
If you would prefer the OvaCue, click here for more information and to purchase OvaCue.
Comparing Cue II and OvaCue
Cue II uses similiar electronics and the same Electrolyte Method for measuring changes as the OvaCue, but
Cue II requires the user to manually chart the results, where as OvaCue does not ( charts provided for free - see link below) . Cue II also uses the same sensors, both oral and vaginal, as the OvaCue.
With the Cue II,
you record daily readings on a Cue Chart and interpret the pattern manually according to instructions. Keeping and interpreting a chart is not difficult, it just requires a little extra effort. Adding the use of the vaginal sensor with Cue II allows you to completely define the fertile window.
Cue Charts
Users of the Cue II need to
download Cue Charts and learn how to track and interpret their readings. This is also explained in detail in the Owners Manual.
In brief, the user plots a numeric reading on a Cue chart each day. About a week before ovulation, electrolytes such as sodium and potassium change markedly. It is this Cue Peak on the graph that announces the beginning of the ovulatory process.
A few days after the Cue Peak, the luteinizing hormone (LH) in the blood increases and decreases very sharply over a period of 24 hours (the LH surge). As LH reaches its peak in the blood, there is a definite change in the reproductive tract which can be measured by the Cue vaginal sensor. Mucus secretion increases, and the electrolyte content of the mucus changes. This change causes a sharp, clear drop and increase in these readings. It is this nadir and subsequent rise that the Cue uses to confirm ovulation.
When is Cue II is an Advantage over OvaCue?
Women who are experiencing extremely long cycles or are not ovulating regularly due to anovulation, breastfeeding or other reasons, may have better results with the Cue II because no cycle lengths are recorded. Also, Cue II provides a lower-cost alternative to OvaCue.
Related Products:
For Conceiving
OvaCue -- Electrolyte Reader with auto charting. Sister product to Cue II.
Baby-Comp -- Basal Temperature Monitor
ClearPlan -- LH Hormone Monitor, reads Urine Test Sticks
For Contraception and NFP
Pearly -- Basal Temperature Monitor
Lady-Comp -- Basal Temperature Monitor
BioSelf -- Basal Temperature Monitor
Persona -- LH Hormone Monitor, reads Urine Test Sticks
