Any thoughts on the new Boots DuoFertility monitor?

[meliesmummy]

I've been looking into this since I saw it on TV a few weeks ago. It looks interesting but I can't see how they can justify the £500 price tag for what is basically a thermometer. The manufacturers are saying that it is 'as good as IVF' but I just cannot see how that can be the case - any opinions?

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To be honest I wanted to chat the other people tcc about their views. I got all of what you just said from the Boots website. You just turned my thread into an advert for your product. Which is by the way too expensive.

hI meliesmummy, I am using it at the moment, this is my first month of trying it out. I am a part of a study comparing the fertility duo with babycomp and using opk's. I have to say my initial impression was that I liked the convience of not having to wake at a particular time to take my temp, but when I started using the babycomp I liked this too as although I had to wake to put it the termometer in my mouth, I could go straight back to sleep and not even have to open my eyes! OPK's I don't do well with, so not my thing.

I have been charting including temping for about 9 years now, so am enjoying trying out these new devices.

As well as the not having to wake to take temps, it is great to actually see in advance when your peak fertility time is coming. I was shocked that despite knowing my cycle very well, this system accurately predicted my peak fertility time days in advance!!!!!! I don't know how it works but it so far seems to do really well. And I also have to say the customer support from fertility duo is excellent.

I think that although it is expensive, they do have a money back guarentee thing on it, which I find impressive, so I would say that any long-term ttc'ers who were getting to the assisted conception / or fertilty investigations stage, it would be a reasonable investment (compared to fertility specialist prices when done privately!).

As I say, having just started using it, I am so far impressed, but perhaps ask me again in a couple of months time, and I will be able to give a fairer answer!

Thanks galway, I hope that it works for you. £500 is far out of most people's budgets though, including mine! I've never heard of babycomp, maybe I'll look it up. It'll be interesting to read the results of the study you're in.

I agree it is very expensive, but I can say that having been through countless tests with the health service and getting to the point of frustration at their lack of help, then you start looking at other options.

Over the years I have paid out money on tests privately, that have come up with no answers. This device is significantly cheaper than the private tests like the chicago tests/NKC or TEG tests end up being. It could be considered before taking the step into further testing is what I guess I am saying. The help from the back-up customer service certaining seems to be on a personal level, and I guess the price of the device has to take that into account. It is definitely more than just a thermometer.

The ladycomp/babycomp link here so far feels like it is more of a thermometer with some backup help when you need it. So far it has given me 10 days that indicate that I am potentially fertile!!!!! and no sign yet that it has noticed that I have already ovulated this month. Obviously this device takes time to learn individual cycles, but it is definitely less sophisticated for the user than the fertilty duo, yet it is about the same price.

I certainly hope that the prices of these devices can come down to make them more accessible to women. But I guess it is like most things it takes a while for the price to come down.

I am no longer really ttc, I am too old and not likely to have a successful pregnancy at this stage in my life. So I am just enjoying trying out these devices out of curiosity of how they work!

Does anyone know if it will just take your temperature at the same time every morning, while you are asleep if necessary? I often have to get up at different times every day (usually between 6 and 8 am) - I know I could just set an alarm for 6 every day, but I find it hard to go back to sleep afterwards and it also wakes DH which seems rather unfair as he works v long hours. As a result my chart is always full of white circles where I've tested at different times and is a bit of a zig-zag - if it could just take it at 6am for me every day, that would be perfect!