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The ability to accurately predict ovulation at-home using low-cost point-of-care diagnostics can be of significant help for couples who prefer natural family planning. Detecting ovulation-specific hormones in urine samples and monitoring basal body temperature are the current commonly home-based methods used for ovulation detection; however, these methods, relatively, are expensive for prolonged use and the results are difficult to comprehend. Here, we report a smartphone-based point-of-care device for automated ovulation testing using artificial intelligence (AI) by detecting fern patterns in a small volume (99% accuracy in effectively predicting ovulation.

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An inexpensive smartphone-based device for point-of-care ovulation testing.

Potluri V et al., 2018

Potluri V, Kathiresan PS, Kandula H, Thirumalaraju P, Kanakasabapathy MK, Kota Sai Pavan S, Yarravarapu D, Soundararajan A, Baskar K, Gupta R, Gudipati N, Petrozza JC, Shafiee H

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