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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Are You Fertile? Your Accessible Cell Phone Knows

For blind or visually impaired couples who are trying to start a family, you know how difficult it can be to keep up with the fertile days of the month. Looking at charts or electronic gadgets is either difficult with low vision or impossible with no vision. EggAlert! Now your accessible cell phone can tell you the best day to have sex if you're trying to get pregnant.

EggAlert is a text messaging service that will notify you when the optimum fertility day is approaching, so that you don't miss out on the perfect time for conception. The service from PDAHealthWare, Inc., calculates a woman's next ovulation time, and sends a text message to their cell phone on their day of ovulation, fertility period, and when to expect their next menstrual period.

EggAlert is available by subscription at www.EggAlert.com.

Contraction Master

In today's world, there's a high probability that any mother-to-be will be within reach of a computer when labor begins, so the Contraction Master website is a genius idea. Instead of having to time contractions yourself, you simply go to the website, click your spacebar when a contraction begins and again when it ends, and the site lets you know how far apart your contractions are, how long they last, and all that other important info. And all for free. This could be a simple way for someone with low vision to time this very important event.

Click this link to visit http://contractionmaster.com.

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