A personalized approach to pregnancy planning

Determination of the moment of ovulation, which the woman is not able to feel herself, can be considered as the main task in planning pregnancy, and it is necessary to determine the real time of this event,and not calculated for the “typical" woman. The optimal time for conception is the day of ovulation and 2-3 days before ovulation. Different women have a noticeable difference in the timing of the release of a mature egg from the follicle. And even in the same woman, the dates of ovulation vary in different months. Trend in modern medicine is a personalized approach to the patient, which requires individual selection of the optimal method for the diagnosis of ovulation. The article presents an analysis of the availability and effectiveness of the modern most common methods for diagnosing ovulation, such as measuring basal temperature, determining the blood sex hormones levels, functional diagnostics, ultrasound monitoring of cyclic changes in the ovaries or endometrium, endometrial biopsy, laparoscopic criteria. The advantages and disadvantages of each of the existing methods are described. The modern personified approach in medicine demonstrates the need to develop new methods for diagnosing favorable days for pregnancy planning, which can become the basis for the most optimal and adequate approach to this problem.

ovulation, menstrual cycle, pregnancy planning, diagnosis, personalized medicine