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PROGRAM:
NAME
cycle - a calendar for women
SYNOPSIS
cycle
DESCRIPTION
Cycle is a calendar program for women. Given a cycle length or statistics for several
periods, it can calculate the days until menstruation, the days of "safe" sex, the fertile
period, and the days to ovulations, and define the d.o.b. (date of birth) of a child. It
allows the user to write notes and helps to supervise the reception of hormonal
contraceptive tablets.
FEATURES
The program is capable of:
- Calculate of the days of menstruation, based on length of the cycle or on statistics of
a period.
- Calculate the "safe" sex days, fertile period and day to ovulations
- Definition of D.O.B . (Date Of Birth) of a child
- Allows to write notes
- Helps to supervise reception of hormonal contraceptive tablets
HOW DOES IT WORK
It uses the calendar method for the definition of fertile days. For this is necessary to
determine duration, at least, of last six cycles. For determine the fertile days it uses
this algoritm:
- First day: duration of shortest cycle minus 18
- Last day: duration of longest cycle minus 11
- Ovulation: is considered in the middle of fertile period (Determine the exact day isn't
possible with the calendar method)
Date of a birth of the child is counted from the beginning of last menstruation (in
obstetrics are accepted 40 weeks). This date is corrected with the duration of a cycle
(are subtracted or added same number of days that a cycle differs from 28 days). Is
possible check the results at: http://cir.msk.ru/sroki.shtml (in Russian)
USAGE
It is necessary to mark the beginning of menstruation. This is possible clicking with the
right button on the date and chosing "The beginning of a cycle". Similarly the mark can be
removed. Using duration of last six cycles, the program will calculate
- Fertile period - green cells
- Ovulation day (the middle fertile period) - brightly green cell
- Beginning of following menstruation - pink cells
Cycle duration is set in options or is calculated an average of last six periods.
To determine prospective date of a birth of the child, it is necessary first day of last
cycle to mark in addition as "Pregnancy".
Depending on your purposes, you can display only "Safe" sex days or only fertile days.
Information about interesting day can be received clicking with left button.
Is possible adding a note to any date using corresponding item of the menu. Day with a
note are underlined.
It is necessary to note that factor of failures of calendar contraception method is about
10 percent. This method is suitable only for women with enough regular cycle.
If your doctor has recommended hormonal contraceptive this program will help to supervise
their reception. Closely familiarize with the instruction applied to the chosen
preparation. Packing can contain 21 tablet (the circuit of reception 21 day on one tablet,
then 7 days pause) or 28 tablets in this case all tablets are accepted without
interruption every day of 28. In the program, is marked only day of reception of each
first tablet of packing.
NOTE: This program is not a reliable contraceptive method. It does neither help to prevent
sexual transmision diseases like AIDS. It is just an electronic means of keeping track of
some of your medical data and extract some statistical conclusions from them. You cannot
consider this program as a substitute for your gynecologist in any way.
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