Cambridge Temperature Concepts
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Cambridge Temperature Concepts (CTC) is a UK based company which is currently developing a patent-pending fertility monitor
called DuoFertility.
, England in 2005, and won multiple entrepreneur awards at the University, regionally and nationally, including the Downing Enterprise award, the CUEBiC Business Plan Competition, and the UKSEC Business Plan Competition. In 2011 the company was named European Wireless Start-up of the year by Qualcomm.
The company captured national and international media attention with a novel "Pregnant in 12 months or your money back" offer for its DuoFertility product in 2009.
The DuoFertility product featured on a BBC television documentary following new innovations to retail success, resulting in the UK pharmacy chain Boots
stocking the product.
or natural family planning
(although marketed only to help achieve pregnancy, while other systems for FA and NFP can also be used as birth control). The device is a stick-on patch containing a coin-sized chip that automatically measures and records basal body temperature
every few minutes. A hand-held device is then used to read out the temperature data collected via wireless transmission and analyse it. This analysis is used to predict the time of ovulation based on 24 hour time measurement, in order to aid couples trying to conceive.
In 2010, data on the first 200 couples using DuoFertility was released demonstrating a pregnancy rate after 6 months of use similar to that of a cycle of IVF for couples with a history of unexplained infertility or mild-to-moderate male or female factors.
Fertility monitor
A fertility monitor is an electronic device which may utilize various methods to assist the user with fertility awareness. A fertility monitor may analyze changes in hormone levels in urine, basal body temperature, electrical resistance of saliva and vaginal fluids, or a combination of these methods...
called DuoFertility.
History
The company was started by six post graduate students (Dr S. Husheer, Dr D. Naumann, Dr O. Chausiaux, Dr. L. Ferguson, C. Ayoub and S. Mackie) at the University of CambridgeUniversity of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, England in 2005, and won multiple entrepreneur awards at the University, regionally and nationally, including the Downing Enterprise award, the CUEBiC Business Plan Competition, and the UKSEC Business Plan Competition. In 2011 the company was named European Wireless Start-up of the year by Qualcomm.
Media coverage
During development, CTC received media publicity in Business Weekly, The Cambridge News, The Telegraph, and The Daily Mail.The company captured national and international media attention with a novel "Pregnant in 12 months or your money back" offer for its DuoFertility product in 2009.
The DuoFertility product featured on a BBC television documentary following new innovations to retail success, resulting in the UK pharmacy chain Boots
Boots UK
Boots UK Limited , is a leading pharmacy chain in the United Kingdom, with outlets in most high streets throughout the country...
stocking the product.
DuoFertility
The DuoFertility device can aid the practice of fertility awarenessFertility awareness
Fertility awareness refers to a set of practices used to determine the fertile and infertile phases of a woman's menstrual cycle. Fertility awareness methods may be used to avoid pregnancy, to achieve pregnancy, or as a way to monitor gynecological health....
or natural family planning
Natural family planning
Natural family planning is a term referring to the family planning methods approved by the Roman Catholic Church. In accordance with the Church's requirements for sexual behavior in keeping with its philosophy of the dignity of the human person, NFP excludes the use of other methods of birth...
(although marketed only to help achieve pregnancy, while other systems for FA and NFP can also be used as birth control). The device is a stick-on patch containing a coin-sized chip that automatically measures and records basal body temperature
Basal body temperature
Basal body temperature is the lowest temperature attained by the body during rest . It is generally measured immediately after awakening and before any physical activity has been undertaken, although the temperature measured at that time is somewhat higher than the true basal body temperature...
every few minutes. A hand-held device is then used to read out the temperature data collected via wireless transmission and analyse it. This analysis is used to predict the time of ovulation based on 24 hour time measurement, in order to aid couples trying to conceive.
In 2010, data on the first 200 couples using DuoFertility was released demonstrating a pregnancy rate after 6 months of use similar to that of a cycle of IVF for couples with a history of unexplained infertility or mild-to-moderate male or female factors.