JP2747277B2 - Women's thermometer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a thermometer for women which can calculate and display physiological data such as a fertile period based on a measured basal body temperature and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional thermometer for women, there is a thermometer described in, for example, JP-A-5-337115. This “women's thermometer” can calculate physiological data such as the period of fertility based on the basal body temperature measured on each week of the menstrual cycle and display it on a display. It is used effectively for adjustment.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional thermometer for women is effectively used for fertility control and the like by calculating physiological data such as a fertile period and displaying the calculated data on a display. Further, there is a demand for a female thermometer capable of more reliably controlling fertility. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a female thermometer capable of performing more reliable fertility adjustment than a conventional female thermometer.

[0004]

The technical means for solving the above problems include a body temperature measuring means for measuring a basal body temperature, a first menstrual period manipulating means for operating on the day when menstruation starts, and a method for measuring the basal body temperature and the physiological period. A thermometer for a woman equipped with calculating means for calculating physiological data such as the ovulation date and fertile period of the current menstrual cycle based on the operation of the first day operating means, etc. Display means for displaying the number of days elapsed from the date to the present day on a display.

[0005] Further, a body temperature measuring means for measuring basal body temperature, a first menstrual operation means for operating on the day when menstruation starts,
A physiological thermometer for a woman, comprising calculating means for calculating physiological data such as the ovulation date and fertile period of the current menstrual cycle based on the operation of the basal body temperature and the operation of the first-menstrual manipulating means. And a display means for displaying the number of days elapsed from the first day of the fertile period to the day and the ovulation date on a display device.

According to the female thermometer of the first aspect, the number of days elapsed from the first day of the fertile period of the present menstrual cycle to the present day can be displayed on the display, so that the ovulation day can be easily grasped. The conception control can be performed reliably.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the number of days elapsed from the first day of the fertile period of the present menstrual cycle to the present day and the ovulation date can be displayed on the display, the ovulation date can be displayed. Direct recognition is possible, and the conception control can be performed more reliably.

[0008]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an arrangement of instruments on a panel surface of a female thermometer 1 with a cover (not shown) opened. As shown in FIG. 1, the panel surface of the female thermometer 1 roughly includes a display unit 2, a switch unit 3, and a body temperature sensor storage unit 4. The display unit 2 is composed of an LCD, and displays numbers, alphabets, characters, and the like arbitrarily.
For convenience of explanation, the display unit 2 may be divided into a left display unit 2L, a center display unit 2C, and a right display unit 2R.
Further, the switch unit 3 has push-button switches arranged in a row. However, the memory switch 3A and the memory correction switch 3B are arranged on the left side of the display unit 2. The functions of the switches 3C to 3K, including the memory switch 3A and the memory correction switch 3B, will be described later. Further, the body temperature sensor housing section 4 is formed in a horizontally long groove shape so as to house a body temperature sensor 5 for measuring a woman's basal body temperature and a car code 6 electrically connected to the body temperature sensor 5.

Next, the function of the female thermometer 1 will be described. The female thermometer 1 incorporates a microcomputer MCU described later, and is configured so that various functions can be realized by the microcomputer MCU.

(1) Clock function. Calendar function The female thermometer 1 has a clock function and a calendar function based on a calendar.
Is displayed for 12 hours. That is, while the time at that time is displayed together with AM and PM indicating morning and afternoon, the date is updated every time the time count by the clock function elapses for 24 hours, and the date is displayed on the display unit 2 by the calendar function. Is done. Note that “year” may be displayed on the display unit 2.

(2) Alarm Mechanism The female thermometer 1 has an alarm function, and when a preset alarm time comes, an alarm signal is output from a built-in electronic buzzer for about 10 minutes. A sound is output to prompt the measurement of the woman's basal body temperature, while the alarm mark on the display section 2 flashes during ± 1 hour of the alarm set time to indicate that it is the body temperature measurement time. Then, when the body temperature of the woman is measured using the body temperature sensor 5 while the alarm mark is blinking, the basal body temperature is determined based on a temperature measurement algorithm described later, and is transmitted to the microcomputer MCU. It is memorized.

The setting of the alarm time is performed as follows. That is, when the mode switch 3C is pressed a predetermined number of times, the "hour" setting state of the alarm time is set, and the alarm is displayed on the display unit 2.
The display shows the time of day. When the switch 3G is pressed in this state, the "hour" digit of the alarm time is incremented by 12 hours each time the switch 3G is pressed, so the "hour" digit is set, for example, at 9:00 am AM. When the mode switch 3C is pressed after the setting of the "hour" digit is completed, the "minute" of the alarm time is set, and the alarm mark on the display unit 2 and the "minute" digit of the alarm time are displayed. Flashes. When the switch 3H is pressed in this blinking state, the "minute" digit of the alarm time is incremented from 00 to 59 each time the switch 3H is pressed, so the "minute" digit is set to, for example, 30 minutes. With this setting, the alarm time is set to 9:30 am Of course, in addition to the setting of the alarm time, the setting of the year, month, day, and real-time time is also possible, but the description of the setting method is omitted.

(3) Temperature measurement function With the real-time time (clock time) displayed on the display unit 2, the body temperature sensor 5 is inserted into the mouth of a woman,
When a temperature measuring key 5A attached to the body temperature sensor 5 is pressed, a temperature measuring operation is started. When this temperature measurement operation starts, about 1
A second beep is emitted from the electronic buzzer, and the display unit 2 changes from a clock display state to a display of a temperature measurement value. The algorithm of this temperature measurement is as follows. (A) Twenty seconds have elapsed since the start of temperature measurement. (B) The fluctuation of the measured temperature fell within 0.02 ° C. in the above 20 seconds. (C) The measurement temperature is 0.2 ° C between the above (a) and (b).
When the temperature drops above, it is regarded as a temperature measurement error. (D) When the above conditions (a) and (b) are satisfied, a signal sound of about 1 second is output assuming that the temperature measurement has been determined, and (b)
The maximum temperature for 20 seconds in the item is defined as measured temperature data (basal body temperature). Even if the temperature measurement is confirmed within 5 minutes after the start of the temperature measurement, if the woman continues the temperature measurement state as it is, the maximum temperature for 5 minutes after the start of the temperature measurement is taken as the measurement temperature data (basal body temperature). .

At the end of the temperature measurement, a beep sound of 0.3 seconds is output twice to notify the end of the temperature measurement, the measured temperature data (basal body temperature) is displayed on the display unit 2 for 10 seconds, and then the clock is displayed. Return to the state.

The basal body temperature measurement temperature data measured as described above is sequentially recorded in the memory RAM of the microcomputer together with the date data. The memory RAM is provided with a capacity capable of recording, for example, 211 days of temperature measurement data.

(4) Fertility period display function, and display function of the number of days elapsed from the first day of the fertility period to the day and ovulation date Next, a function for displaying whether or not the day is a fertility period The function for displaying the number of days elapsed from the first day of the fertile period to the day and the day of ovulation will be described. The fertile period is displayed on the central display section 2C of the display section 2 as a fertile mark M, and the period during which the fertile mark M is displayed is the fertile period. The display of the number of days elapsed from the first day of the pregnancy period to the day and the ovulation date is displayed on the display unit 2 as described later.

(A) Registration of the first day of menstruation When a woman presses the memory switch 3A on the first day of menstruation, the date of that day is registered in the memory RAM of the microcomputer MCU as the latest first day of menstruation. When the first day of menstruation is registered, the micro computer generates menstrual perimeter data with the first day of menstruation as the first day and stores it together with the date data. Note that the registered first day of menstruation can be canceled or changed by pressing the memory correction switch 3B, but a description thereof will be omitted.

(B) Calculation of reference body temperature The reference body temperature is an average value of the average body temperature during the low temperature period and the average body temperature during the high temperature period in a woman's menstrual cycle. FIG. 2 is a graph showing the basal body temperature in a low temperature period (L) and a high temperature period (H) in one physiological cycle of a woman. Note that the reference body temperature is not the average body temperature based on the basal body temperature on all days of the low temperature period (L) and the high temperature period (H), and the average body temperature in the low temperature period is Lx (8 days) excluding L1 on the day before the ovulation day P. ), And the average body temperature in the high temperature period is the average of the basal body temperature of Hx (8 days) excluding H1 one day after the ovulation day P.
The reference body temperature calculated as described above is averaged with the reference body temperature in the previous menstrual cycle, and the average calculated reference body temperature is adopted as the reference body temperature in the current menstrual cycle.

(C) Calculation of ovulation day The day when seven days or more have passed since the first day of menstruation, and the body temperature on that day is higher than the reference body temperature and 0.3 ° C. or more higher than the lowest body temperature in the current menstrual cycle, In the case of three consecutive days including the above, three days before that day is defined as the ovulation day in this menstrual cycle. Seven days or more after the first day of menstruation, the day when the body temperature is higher than the reference body temperature and 0.3 ° C or more higher than the lowest body temperature of the current menstrual cycle, including that day, three days out of four days In this case, four days before that day is the ovulation day in the present menstrual cycle. Therefore, the day before or two days before the first day in which the body temperature is higher than the reference body temperature and higher than the lowest body temperature of the present menstrual cycle by 0.3 ° C. or more for 3 or 4 days or more for 3 or more days. Is the ovulation day in this menstrual cycle.

(D) Input of the length of extension of cervical mucus (vein) The cervical mucus is stretched every day, for example, between the thumb and the index finger, starting several days after the first day of menstruation and when the cervical mucus begins to be discharged. Thus, the switch 3H is pressed a plurality of times according to the length of the extension. At this time, the stretched length is divided as follows, and the switch is input. Switch 3H is set to 1 when the cervical mucus hardly elongates.
Press twice. The switch 3H is pressed twice when the cervical mucus extends about 5 cm. Switch 3 when cervical mucus extends to about 10-15cm
Press H three times. Each time the switch 3H is pressed, the center display unit 2
The cervical mucus elongation marks P1, P2, and P3 are sequentially displayed in C, and the elongation length of the cervical mucus is registered together with the peri-day data of the menstrual cycle.

When the factors are determined as described above, the fertile mark M indicating the fertile period starts to be displayed under the following condition (a), and is displayed under the condition (b). The display of M is terminated. (A) From the weekdays obtained by subtracting a predetermined number of days from the shortest menstrual days in the past five menstrual cycles, or from the weekdays obtained by subtracting a predetermined number of days from the shortest days from the first day of menstruation to the ovulation day in the past five menstrual cycles, Display of a fertile mark M is started. (B) On the condition that the ovulation day in the current menstrual cycle is detected, the indication of the fertile mark M in the current menstrual cycle is displayed two days after the elongation of the cervical mucus begins to decrease. finish. Therefore, during the period from (a) to (b), the fertile mark M is displayed, and it is displayed that it is the fertile period. Note that the fertile period may be determined based on a combination of the Ogino formula and the basal body temperature formula that have been conventionally used, in addition to the above-described length of elongation of the cervical mucus.

After the start date of the fertile period is determined as described above and the display of the fertile mark M is started, when the switch 3F is pressed, the left display section 2L displays the pregnancy in the current menstrual cycle. The number of days elapsed from the start date of the possible period to the current day (in FIG. 1, it is displayed as 4 (elapsed 4 days)) is displayed. Further, when the ovulation date is, for example, the date, the right display unit 2R
Will be displayed. If the elapsed days and the ovulation date are displayed before the ovulation date is determined based on the above-described calculation algorithm, for example, based on the average number of days from the first menstrual period to the ovulation date in the past five physiological cycles. As a result, the ovulation date is assumed, and the ovulation date is displayed together with the elapsed days. In this way, by displaying the number of days elapsed from the start date of the fertile period in the present menstrual cycle to the present day, it is possible to reliably control the conception. Further, by displaying the ovulation date, the ovulation date can be directly recognized, so that more reliable conception control can be performed.

(5) Pregnancy display (heart mark) function The heart mark HM displayed on the central display portion 2C is a pregnancy display mark. If it lasts for more than 20 days, the
HM is displayed. When the memory switch 3A is pressed in the next menstrual cycle and the first day of menstruation is input,
The display of the heart mark HM is cancelled.

(6) Function for calculating expected delivery date When the above-mentioned heart mark HM is displayed, the expected delivery date is calculated by the following calculation. Expected birth date = ovulation date + 265 days Therefore, the expected birth date is calculated as ovulation date + 265th day,
Switch 3K while the heart mark HM is displayed
While the is pressed, the expected delivery date is displayed on the right display section 2R.

(7) Memo input function A physiological item useful when a doctor diagnoses a woman is selected by the shift switches 3I and 3J and registered by the set switch 3G. At this time, the selected and registered physiological item is displayed on the central display unit 2C for a predetermined time. (A) When "menstrual bleeding" is selected and registered, a memo 1 mark M1 is displayed. (B) When "menstrual pain" is selected and registered, a memo 2 mark M2 is displayed. (C) When “original” is selected and registered, memo 3
The mark M3 (P1) is displayed. As described above, the “original object” is sequentially switched according to the degree of extension as shown in FIG.
Is pressed twice or three times, the cervical mucus elongation marks P2 and P3 are sequentially displayed. (D) When "fuck" is selected and registered, the memo 4
The mark M4 is displayed. (E) When "drug" is selected and registered, a memo 5 mark M5 is displayed. (F) When “fever” is selected and registered, the memo 6
The mark M6 is displayed.

(8) Doctor's Mark Display Function This function is a display function for prompting a doctor to consult a doctor in a situation where an important symptom may be occurring for a woman. The doctor mark DM is displayed on the central display section 2C. The following are the causes for displaying the doctor mark DM, and if there is a corresponding day, it is displayed for three days including that day. (A) When the heart mark HM is displayed. This is to get a diagnosis of pregnancy. (B) When the body temperature falls below the reference body temperature for two consecutive days after the display of the heart mark HM. This is due to the possibility of miscarriage. (C) The memo 1, memo 2,
When memo 3 is entered. This is due to the possibility of irregular bleeding. (D) When memo 1 is input continuously for 10 days or more. This is because the bleeding period is abnormally long. (E) When the high temperature period is less than 7 days. This is because the progesterone may be out of balance.

(9) Battery Depletion Display Function This function displays the battery consumption mark BL on the central display unit 2C when the degree of consumption of the built-in battery reaches a limit state. For 5 days including the day when the battery consumption mark BL is displayed, the thermometer 1 for women functions normally, and from the sixth day, all functions except the clock function are stopped, and the battery replacement is urged. (10) Other display functions (a) The temperature mark T1 indicates that the day is a high temperature period. (B) The temperature mark T2 indicates that the current day is a low temperature period. (C) When the switch 3E is pressed, the registered date of the first menstrual period is displayed on the display unit 2, and the reference body temperature is displayed. (D) When the switch 3F is pressed, the weekday in the menstrual cycle is displayed on the display unit 2, the body temperature of the day is displayed, and when the switch 3I is further pressed, the body temperature of the previous day is displayed.

Next, the configuration of the electronic circuit of the thermometer 1 for women will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG.
The above-mentioned microcomputer MCU is provided in the electronic circuit central part of the thermometer 1 for women, and the microcomputer MCU is provided with a central processing unit CPU, a random access memory RAM, a lead only memory ROM and the like. . The random access memory RAM stores data of each function described above, and the read only memory ROM stores a control program of each function.

The microcomputer MCU has an input interface 12 and an output interface 13.
Is connected. The input interface 12 includes the switches 3A to 3K, an A / D converter 11 that converts an analog signal output from the body temperature sensor 5 into a digital signal and outputs the digital signal, The attached temperature measurement switch 5A is connected. On the other hand, to the output interface 13, an LCD driver 14 for driving the LCD of the display unit 2 and an electronic buzzer 15 are connected. An external personal computer PC and a printer 16 can be connected to the output interface 13, and various data recorded on the micro computer MCU of the thermometer 1 for women. Can be managed by a personal computer PC or transmitted to the printer 16 for printing.

As described above, the body temperature sensor 5 is connected to the car code 6, and the temperature sensor A is built in the main body of the female thermometer.
Although it is connected to the / D converter 11, even if the temperature measurement data is transmitted by a radio signal such as a radio signal or an optical signal without using the cursor 6 as shown in FIG. Good. In this case, a data transmitting section 5B is provided on the body temperature sensor 5 side, while a receiving section 5C is provided on the female thermometer main body side. In this way, the temperature measurement data can be transmitted by radio signals, so that the measurement of the basal body temperature becomes extremely easy.

[0031]

According to the female thermometer of the first aspect, the number of days elapsed from the first day of the fertile period of the present menstrual cycle to the present day can be displayed on the display, so that the conception control can be reliably performed. There is an effect that can be performed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention,
Since the elapsed days from the first day of the fertile period of this menstrual cycle to the day and the ovulation date can be displayed on the display, it is possible to directly recognize the ovulation date,
There is an effect that the conception control can be performed more reliably.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a layout view of a panel-side instrument of a female thermometer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of reference body temperature calculation.

FIG. 3 is an electronic circuit block diagram of the thermometer for women.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram in a case where temperature measurement data from a body temperature sensor is transmitted as a wireless signal.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Women's thermometer 2 Display 2L Left display 2C Center display 2R Right display 3A switch 3B switch 3C switch 3D switch 3E switch 3F switch 3G switch 3H switch 3I switch 3J switch 3K switch 5 Body temperature sensor 5A Temperature measurement switch MCU Micro Computer

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A menstrual body temperature measuring means for measuring a basal body temperature, a menstrual cycle first day operating means operated on the day when menstruation starts, and a current menstrual cycle based on the basal body temperature and the operation of the menstrual cycle first day operating means. In a thermometer for women provided with calculating means for calculating physiological data such as ovulation date and fertile period,
A thermometer for women, comprising display means for displaying on a display the number of days elapsed from the first day of the fertile period of the menstrual cycle to the current day. 2. A menstrual body temperature measuring means for measuring a basal body temperature, a first menstrual period operating means operated on the day when menstruation starts, and an operation of the present menstrual cycle based on the basal body temperature, the operation of the first menstrual period manipulating means and the like. In a thermometer for women provided with calculating means for calculating physiological data such as ovulation date and fertile period,
A thermometer for women, comprising display means for displaying the number of days elapsed from the first day of the fertile period of the menstrual cycle to the present day and the day of ovulation on a display. 3. The thermometer for women according to claim 1, wherein the temperature measurement data from the body temperature measuring means is a radio signal.