Charting keys and symbols
Cervical Fluid row
On the cervical fluid row red squares indicate a noted period/menstruation and other squares are coloured blue.
Keys:
* ~ Spotting.
S ~ Sticky cervical fluid.
D ~ Dry cervical fluid.
C ~ Creamy cervical fluid.
W ~ Watery cervical fluid.
E ~ Egg White cervical fluid.
A ~ Intercourse in the AM.
P ~ Intercourse in the PM.
AP ~ Intercourse in AM and PM.
IUI ~ IUI (Intra uterine insemination).
IVF ~ IVF (In-Vitro fertilisation)
O- ~Ovulation test (OPK) negative.
O+ ~ Ovulation test (OPK) positive.
P- ~ Pregnancy test (HPT) negative.
P+ ~ Pregnancy test
B- ~ Blood pregnancy test (BPT) negative.
B+ ~ Blood pregnancy test (BPT) positive.
C ~ Clomid.
M ~ Metformin
H ~ HCG
I ~ Injectables.
O ~ Other (note other meds in notes/symptoms box).
Ov ~ Ovulation pain.
C ~ Cramps.
Bl ~ Bloating.
N ~ Nausea.
Ba ~ Backache.
H ~ Headache.
T ~ Tender breasts.
L ~ Lethargic.
O ~ Other (note other symptoms in notes/symptoms box).
A number will appear in this row and the notes displayed down the bottom of your chart corresponding to the number.
This row is for your predicted ovulation and menstruation. Green squares are predicted ovulation days and red squares are predicted menstruation days.
By default for users with no previous charts, the predictions are CD14 for ovulation and CD29 for menstruation. These default figures go off a standard 28 day cycle with a 14 day luteal phase.
For members with previous charts, these predictions will go off your previous ovulation days and cycle length. Green squares (predicted ovulation) will be from your earliest and latest ovulation days. Red squares (predicted menstruation) will be the day after your shortest cycle length. Once ovulation is detected the red square will then be placed on the day after your average luteal phase length.
A red cross will appear on your chart once ovulation is detected. (After 3 temperatures in a higher range than your pre-ovulation temperatures) The horizontal line is your temperature coverline and most temperatures for the rest of your cycle should stay above this coverline. If a few are below it doesn't matter too much, as we look at the chart as a whole pattern, but if too many fall below the coverline it could mean ovulation was not correctly determined.
