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Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor, 1 ea
 
4.6

(based on 215 reviews)

Ratings Distribution

  • 5 Stars

     

    (173)

  • 4 Stars

     

    (19)

  • 3 Stars

     

    (9)

  • 2 Stars

     

    (6)

  • 1 Stars

     

    (8)

91%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Easy to use (86)
  • Accurate results (78)
  • Easy to read (78)
  • Fast results (68)

Cons

  • Inaccurate results (8)
  • Slow results (5)
  • Pricey / poor value (4)

Best Uses

  • Conceiving (86)
  • Fertility testing (49)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Budget shopper (43), Brand buyer (34), Quality oriented (8)

Most Liked Positive Review

 

Product Is Close To Perfection

This was the best thing I every purchased in my life. I am a rather impatient person and like to be in control of certain things in my life (yes, Type A personality)....Read complete review

This was the best thing I every purchased in my life. I am a rather impatient person and like to be in control of certain things in my life (yes, Type A personality). Anyhow, I was 34 when me and my husband started trying to conceive beginning in June 2009 during our 1st year wedding anniversary in the Caribbean. Anyhow, I thought I knew my body like clockwork and that I ovulated on the 14th day of my cycle. WRONG. We tried in June and July during the 5 days before and up to what I thought was when I was ovulating (even planned our anniversary trip around those days). When we did not get pregnant during those 2 months I started freaking out. He's 41 and I was 34 so I thought we were screwed. Then something told me to look into getting a fertility monitor so I purchased this one. I was so annoyed when I opened the box to see that I had to start between the 1st and 5th day of my cycle. By the time I purchased the darn thing I was already on day 7. Being the impatient person that I am (I could not wait until the next month to start using it --- sorry), I just pretended I was on day 5 of my cycle and started using the darn thing. I figured I'd know I was 2 days off and the monitor would catch up on the next go around if we did not succeed during the first time. During the first 16 days of my cycle (according to the monitor) I was at "low" fertility. I started freaking out since, like I stated previously, I thought day 14 was my peak. Then, I got 2 high fertility days on days 17 and 18, followed by 2 peak days on days 19 and 20, respectively. Hence, I ovulated on day 20, which blew my mind. That was also my 35 birthday, which was sort of funny. Me and my husband made sure to have intercourse on virtually all of the high and peak days (especially my birthday of course), although we did skip one day because we both were dead tired from a late night workout. Anyhow, my cycle was 28 days as usual and I did not get my period on the 28th day. So I took one of those First Response (early results) test the day after my period was due (DON'T buy this First Response test BTW, it sucks) and it gave me only one solid line a really faint second line - so faint I really did not notice until I tilted the stupid test but it was so faint I just threw it out and thought I was not pregnant and was really annoyed. I was really crampy so I was certain my period was just late and it was coming any day. But when my period still did not come almost 10 days later I took other tests and they confirmed I was pregnant!!! I am currently 6 weeks. Me and hubby are going our prenatal checkup in a couple of days to hopefully hear the heart beat and do genetic testing. Very very excited. This product worked like a charm. Worth EVERY penny! P.S. -- I'm still very crampy and very very bloated but it's worth it.

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Most Liked Negative Review

 

Helpful Technology (Maybe More! TBD!)

This product is fine and certainly helpful. I'm a mother to a one-year old and trying to conceive again. My hormones are still a bit out of whack, and so the CBFM is helpful...Read complete review

This product is fine and certainly helpful. I'm a mother to a one-year old and trying to conceive again. My hormones are still a bit out of whack, and so the CBFM is helpful in trying to pinpoint my new post-first baby cycle.

I conceived my first child without the use of fertility monitors or testing (I was lucky; just tried based on an ovulation calculator and cervical mucus and was pregnant on the third try).

I'm in my second month of using the monitor and I get the sense that the monitor is still trying to "figure out" my cycle. The first go, I had several highs, followed by two peaks (days 16 & 17), followed by a few lows. This month, I've had 13 highs, but based on "other" monitoring, I ovulated sometime around days 14 - 16.

It'll be interesting to see what month three generates . . . though I can't help but wonder if my tried-and-true cervical mucus charting works better for me. I also wonder if I have a hard-to-detect or short LH surge. Time will tell!

Overall - so far and for me - the product is interesting and hopefully more accurate as it collects more "data" so to speak. I envy the folks for whom it works like a charm!

One of the reasons I wrote this review was I was compelled to comment to a reviewer to boldly stated to another reviewer " Did you ever think maybe its YOU who is not ovulating?" Reviewer: Once someone decides to try to become pregnant, that person wants to become pregnant NOW. Waiting and wondering is not easy whether it's one month or 7 years. And understandably, people feel frustration (myself included) when any ounce of potential hope for information (e.g., the CBFM results) doesn't seem to work the way she hoped it would. Be kind to one another during this process. Focus on your independent experience and offer it here as something that might help others. It pains me to see someone/some people use this forum to attack or criticize others who have only expressed their individual experience and frustration.

Based on what I've read, it works for some folks and not so much for others. Maybe it's technical (user-error, the independent machine), maybe it's hormonal (low lh, not ovulating)! Who knows, right?!

Happy trying to all. Thank you for your reviews; they've helped me as I try to navigate the TTC-World again!

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(4 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

 
2.0

Inaccurate during first month!

By Ecstatic new mommy

from Houston, TX

describe yourself Brand Buyer

Pros

  • Fast Results

Cons

  • Inaccurate Results

Best Uses

    Comments about Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor, 1 ea:

    The first month that I used this, I followed the directions exactly. It gave me a low fertility level until day 22, when I got two days of high fertility, and then it dropped back down to low and never got to peak. According to the instructions, this means that I did not ovulate, so I assumed that I could not get pregnant that month. BUT, my period never showed up and it turned out that I did get pregnant that month, and I am now 6 weeks along. Most of the reviews seem to say that people got pregnant using this the second month, so maybe it just takes a month to figure out your personal hormone levels. Beware that it is inaccurate the first month!

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    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    Keep Your Perspective!

    By LOA

    from Pennsylvania

    describe yourself Brand Buyer

    Pros

    • Accurate Results
    • Easy To Use
    • Fast Results
    • Highly Reliable

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Conceiving
      • Fertility Testing
      • Take Away the Guess Work

      Comments about Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor, 1 ea:

      I am so glad that I purchased this monitor because it is so easy to use, it is accurate, and it lessens the stress of determining ovulation. I just want to say, however, that I've been using the monitor now for seven months (trying on our own with OPKs for four months prior to buying the CBEFM), and I haven't conceived yet. I have a "peak" today, so I am planning on this being "the month!" :) :) :)

      I am just writing because I want to encourage ladies who are looking to purchase the CBEFM to have realistic expectations. My cycles are very regular, I ovulate every month (I've even seen a reproductive endocrinologist who confirmst this) and there is no reason that my husband and I should not be able to conceive (we passed all of our tests with flying colors!). The RE says we will likely conceive on our own without the need for treatments or medication - so I've been hoping every month for a positive test.

      I will continue to use the CBEFM because I think it is a fabulous product, but I just wanted others to be aware that you may not get your positive result in the first month or two like many people do. Just be realistic! :) Best wishes to everyone and I would highly recommend the CBEFM.

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      5.0

      Worth every penny

      By Anonymous

      from HI

      describe yourself Budget Buyer

      Pros

      • Accurate Results
      • Easy To Use
      • Fast Results

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Conceiving
        • Fertility Testing

        Comments about Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor, 1 ea:

        I was hesitant to purchase this product because of it's price, but we had been trying for several months with no luck. With this product, we were able to find out exactly when ovulation happened and got pregnant on the first try!!! This is worth every penny!

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        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        Great Product

        By L

        from VA

        describe yourself Quality Oriented

        Pros

        • Accurate Results
        • Easy To Use
        • Fast Results

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Conceiving

          Comments about Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor, 1 ea:

          This product is great! My husband and I had only been trying to conceive for 2 months before we purchased this. I am 31 and figured a little help couldn't hurt and may ease some anxiety. At first, it was a bit discouraging and tiresome because I had to pee on the sticks for like 16 days, however on day 15, I got 2 bars (relief), then on day 16 it was peak. We conceived using it the first time. On average it takes 50% of healthy couples 3 months to conceive, so perhaps it was that. I think it is probably a combination of factors, one of which was Divine Intervention, another of which were simple odds, and, of course, the fertility monitor that helped guide us towards when we should try based on when I ovulated. I spoke to a friend last week who lives in another state. She is 32 and informed me that she also purchased this product and became pregnant after 2 or 3 cycles with the help of the monitor. I am now 3.5 months pregnant and we are very happy about this...minus the nausea of course ;-) I wish you well.

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          5.0

          Worked for us!

          By Sue in VB

          from Virginia Beach, VA

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          Comments about Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor, 1 ea:

          I am 36, miscarried in Dec 07 (was our first pregnancy). After we got the go ahead to start trying again, my BBTs were all over the place, no discernable pattern. I read tons of reviews on the monitor and decided to buy it - being 36, we couldn't waste any time. It worked as expected telling us high and peak fertility, I did use the dip method instead of in stream for accuracy. Literally our second month of using it, I got pregnant. I am now 8 weeks pregnant and so thankful for this product. If you are even considering it, buy it! It works!

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          5.0

          Good product

          By soontobemomof2

          from San Mateo, CA

          describe yourself Quality Oriented

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                Comments about Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor, 1 ea:

                I’m 36 and tried getting pregnant on my own for two cycles. After two cycles, I got anxious, as too many of my friends were having problems conceiving after a year or more. I therefore decided to use this monitor for my third cycle. The monitor worked and on the fourth cycle (after 3 months) I got pregnant. My cycles are pretty regular, so to this day I sometimes question whether the product helped me get pregnant more quickly. However, since I was already getting very anxious about the possibility of not being able to conceive, getting information on my ovulation cycle was a welcome idea. The monitor did what it was intended to do… confirm to me that I was indeed ovulating and identify the days that I was ovulating. It brought me peace of mind, so it was worth the money. Today I am 5 months pregnant expecting a baby girl… Good luck to all ladies trying to conceive! P.S. I read a professional article that claims that the use of a monitor of this type usually results in conceiving a boy. Interesting...

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                (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

                 
                5.0

                Just got my BFP 10 minutes ago!

                By finallypg

                from atlanta, ga

                describe yourself Quality Oriented

                Pros

                • Accurate Results
                • Easy To Use
                • Fast Results

                Cons

                  Best Uses

                    Comments about Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor, 1 ea:

                    I was also one of those skeptics that promised to myself that if this monitor actually worked, I would write a review. So here I am at 4am after I got my positive preg test and I'm shaking because I can't tell my husband yet, he's sleeping. We used the monitor for two months. The first month, we missed our high and peak window. The second month, we took advantage of one peak day and one high day. I can't believe that it took only one month of using it right for it to work! This monitor is definitely worth every penny, do not think twice about this purchase if you're trying to conceive! A true miracle!

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                    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                     
                    3.0

                    Good Product

                    By Benny

                    from Bay Area, CA

                    describe yourself Quality Oriented

                    See all my reviews

                    Pros

                    • Easy To Use
                    • Fast Results

                    Cons

                    • Costly

                    Best Uses

                    • Conceiving
                    • Detecting ovulation
                    • Fertility Testing

                    Comments about Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor, 1 ea:

                    I find the product very easy to use and it seems to be dedecting my ovulation days. I have been using it for 5 months now, but I am still not pregnant. At this point I do not know if there is something wrong with the product and our timing for conceving or if there is something else going on. Based on the other reviews it seems like this product works for others. Hasn't worked for me yet.

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                    5.0

                    The Best for Irregular Cycles

                    By Michelle

                    from Florida

                    describe yourself Quality Oriented

                    Pros

                    • Accurate Results

                    Cons

                      Best Uses

                      • Conceiving

                      Comments about Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor, 1 ea:

                      Why waste months of guessing when you've ovulated when you can know for sure? I have irregular cycles and my ovulation day changes every month. Before we even started trying to conceive I bought this monitor on the recommendation of a friend and it worked on the first try! We have a beautiful baby boy and I have told all of my friends who are trying to have a baby to buy this monitor. Love it Love it Love it.

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                      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                       
                      5.0

                      This is a great product

                      By Allison

                      from Takoma Park, MD

                      describe yourself Value Oriented

                      Pros

                      • Accurate Results
                      • Easy To Use
                      • Fast Results

                      Cons

                        Best Uses

                        • Fertility Testing

                        Comments about Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor, 1 ea:

                        This product is amazing! I tried several months to get pregnant with fertility predictors and I was not successful. I got pregnant the first month of using this one. It takes the guess-work out of using the fertilty perdictors; I am really happy with this item.

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