An Affordable, Accurate Fertility Saliva Ovulation Test
Designed by leading fertility expert, Dr. Amos Grunebaum, ObGyn, Fertile-Focus is the affordable high-quality saliva-based fertility test (or personal ovulation microscope) that predicts ovulation – up to 72 hours in advance.
Fertile-Focus allows you to identify their most fertile days by testing and viewing the visual changes that take place in saliva throughout the monthly cycle. Just prior to ovulation, women experience an “estrogen surge,” and a distinct fern-like pattern becomes visible in saliva due to the hormonal changes. Fertile-Focus provides the highest quality, powerful 50x magnification lens for easily identifying these crystal “ferning” patterns.
Ranked as a top customer favorite for quality, convenience and price, Fertile-Focus offers accuracy without the mess and monthly expense of urine ovulation tests.
All-natural, hygienic, and effortless to use, the technique of ovulation microscopy is also backed by published research. For women who are trying to conceive, ovulation microscopy has been found to be a highly accurate method. Ideal for women with both regular or irregular menstrual cycles, Fertile-Focus offers you a natural and affordable way to increase your chances of conception.
Actual customer photo of her ferning pattern just prior to ovulation.
To use Fertile Focus, simply place a drop of saliva from under your tongue on the lens. Once the sample has dried (typically within 5 minutes), press the LED light button and view resultant pattern through the lab-quality magnifying lens. If you are ovulating – or if you’re about to ovulate – a distinct “ferning” crystal-like pattern can be viewed. This is your indication that it’s time to make love for babymaking purposes!
Janice –
It’s a handy little product but I tried it last month and couldn’t find the point when I ovulated, perhaps it was because I was using a lightbulb to look at the sample instead of the little light as I found the little light tricky to use.
Anyway, this month I also used ovulation sticks so that I knew 100% when I ovulated so that I could then see what I was looking for when using the product. ( I know the instructions tell me what I am looking for when I ovulate but mine did not look exactly like the description). Now that I know what I am looking for I feel more confident.
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Sheri –
I am in my mid 40’s & want to know how often I am still ovulating. I realized about a year ago that I was not ovulating on a regular basis. A friend recommended this product to me. It is reusable, which had me sold right away. Also, you use it every day, which makes it an easy product to use. I am now in the habit of checking every day for signs of ovulation.
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Brittany –
I’ve been buying opks for years and I just discovered the fertile focus. It’s a reasonable price and you don’t have to pee on it or keep buying test strips. When I received the product I used the product right away to experiment with jt. It takes some time to learn the patterns but when you are fertile you will definitely know!
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Faye –
Works like a charm and is so much more cost efficient than buying an ovulation kit every month. Thanks for inventing this!!!
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Becky –
This works exactly as described. I am completely pleased & only wish I’d ordered this sooner. Amazingly clear results.
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Nosono –
This was recommended to me and I was so excited to receive it to try, as I was getting tired of the other tests, etc. Unfortunately, it didn’t even last 3 months…..since I have a blocked tube, this was yet another huge disappointment, as I technically could only conceive every other month…I never got around calling their customer service, as I just plummeted into depression and just didn’t want to deal with anything more than what I had to.
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GAMom2Be –
I highly recommend this product! After trying to conceive for 5 months in a row using the urine-based ovulation predictor strips, I finally figured that perhaps the ovulation strips just weren’t going to work for me. They often turn positive after ovulation has already occurred, which defeats the whole purpose of TTC. However, the very first cycle in which I used Fertile Focus, I became pregnant! I am now 5 weeks along with my first child and so excited! Fertile Focus worked for me because it allowed me to see the transitional time-frame leading up to ovulation, which is extremely helpful and important for timing intercourse in order to achieve pregnancy. Besides, it was just pretty neat to see how various changes could be detected in only my saliva! The ferning pattern was actually beautiful! Just remember to use the right kind of saliva for your samples. The saliva should come from UNDER your tongue, and not just anywhere in your mouth. Follow the instructions accurately and I think you’ll also find that Fertile Focus is a very helpful tool in your TTC journey.
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Yanni –
Hi, bought this Fertile focus last month. Even thou I’m on my fertile period & ovulate, I tested everyday but I still did not get any ferning patterns at all. This is disappointing indeed. It doesn’t work for me at all.
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KACYE –
Great product but the light stopped working & there seems to be no way to replace it. I had this product less than a year & only used it about a half a dozen times. Was rather disappointed with light. Was not dropped, so I know I didn’t break it.
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Jessi –
I first heard about fertility microscopes about 14 years ago, and I thought it was a fantastic idea. I’ve wanted one ever since. Then I found this one. It is the only one I found.
It is, disappointing in construction. Paying what it costs, I had imagined something a little sturdier.
Firstly, as other reviews have stated, the green light makes it harder to read (as I found out in the course of my own story with it.) the batteries died quite quickly, so I took it apart to get to them, and that flimsy little plastic tube cracked – not a big deal, the batteries themselves are annoying as I can’t find them anywhere. Just looking at the construction on the inside is so fragile it will break if you handle it wrong.
I can still use the microscope, I have to hold it up to a light source, a lightbulb, the sunlight, anything works. It also makes it much easier to read.
Also, as others have said, the instructions are a little misleading. If you put “a drop” of saliva, it will take forever to dry and be unreadable.
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Kathleen –
I do as the instructions say to do. Every morning was the same thing..spots, that is it! I did not get a “ferning” pattern while I was ovulating either. Disappointed, as I thought it would help me out.
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Hopefully Pregnant –
I have two children already and I have been trying for a third but I got a cortizone shot in my back which totally messed up my cycle. I bought fertile focus to help me specifically determine when I am ovulating. It is amazing how it transforms from nothing on the microscope to ferns all over the place! I am also using ovulation urine strips and recording my tempurature. All of these results are matching up perfectly around the time I am ovulating! So my fingers are crossed that this month works!
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Lula –
Me and my bf been struggling to get pregnant for the last
Year and half tried everything I could think of, ate better exercised
More and still nothing. Then I came across these fair heaven
Products heard some great stuff so I purchased fertilaid
For men and that cervical semen used them for about 4 months
Or so then I had a friend that told me about this fertile focus so I
Ordered it and came just in time for my ovulation:):) used it got strong
ferning got it on wit the hubby lol
Now I’m 4 weeks 3 days..super joy definitely recommend it..:)
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MM –
I get ferning almost all the time no ferning total 4 ramdom days in 2 weeks and I did not ovulated in those 2 weeks.
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Lori –
I was really hoping to use fertile focus as a core ttc tool along with bbt. I found that often I would have partial ferning that would throw off my understanding of my fertile window rather than help me understand it better. I was able to see an estrogen serge reliably at the end of my cycle and if I would catch it just right would also see full ferning mid cycle. I did like that I could use it multiple times a day, whenever I wanted. Maybe this tool works better for other women.
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Michelle –
I’ve been using this for about two months and it’s helpful in charting ovulation. The microscope is easy to use and I’ve always been able to see the ferning pattern each month. Worth the price instead of paying for strips.
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Quinn –
I ordred Fertile Focus, as well as Fertilaid for Men and Fertile CM after TTC for 6 months after a miscarriage with no luck. I had a regular 28 day cycle before the MC, but after my cycles were anywhere from 31 days-38 days. I got the products on CD 12, and decided not to take the Fertile CM thinking it was too late in my cycle for it to make a difference, although my husband used the Fertilaid for Men starting that day. I used the Fertile Focus as directed, only in the mornings before brushing my teeth, eating or drinking. On CD 16 I got a partial ferning, and on CD 17 I got partial ferning, although it was less than the day before. I’m assuming I missed my surge, but i BD as soon as I saw partial ferning on CD16, and BD on CD 17 as well. I’m very happy to say I’m 13 weeks pregnant and baby is perfectly healthy. I’m going to save my products and use them as soon as we TTC baby #2!!
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Polly Layton –
Love the microscope. I find it easier to view the lens with a small flashlight rather than the green light the microscope comes with. I bought one to give to my sister.
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Fertile-Focus Purchaser –
I used ths product about 8-9 times and then I went to place the end in to view sample (without twisting as the instructions states) and a large crack formed down the side of the cylinder… needless to say that was extremely disappointing considering how careful I was to follow the directions specifically. Fairhaven Health offered to replace it if I paid for the shipping to Canada, but in all honesty, out of principle I wasn’t going to spend another dime on this product.
It’s too bad because I think it’s a great concept, but it has a few flaws that could be improved.
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MicheleV –
1) Do NOT put the lens back on the tube with the light to see the result. It is WAAAAY too close to the light and you will only see blur. Hold the lens away from the light a couple of inches and adjust based on your vision and when it comes into focus for you. You will get very clear image this way.
2) Do NOT put a lot of saliva on the lens. NOT a drop, this is WAAAAY too much and will only result in thick dots not a true reading. It will give you a “no ferning” result. Touch under your tongue with your fingertip and smear across the lens. Very very little is all you need.
Once you get it down how LITTLE saliva is needed and how to focus the image with distance from the light, it works amazing!
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