ovulatory cycle & pregnancy

Estrogen And Invention

Shara Raqs

Do hormones activate creative thinking? Using fertility data from 70+ cycles, Shara Raqs discovered the time in her cycle that she was most likely to experience eureka moments.

Know Thy Cycle, Know Thyself

Ilyse Magy

Ilyse Magy talks about how she took the mystery out of the menstrual cycle with a book called, "Fertility Awareness Method." By tracking certain metrics daily, she learned why her body is doing what it's doing and can conduct her sexual and emotional activity accordingly. She presents this important project at the 2015 Quantified Self Conference.

Hot Stuff: Body Temperature And Ovulatory Cycles

Azure Grant

Azure Grant has been tracking her ovulatory cycles for nearly a year by tracking her body temperature every minute. In the past six months, she expanded her tracking to include her friend and mother to compare results with hers. In this video, Azure shares the data and what she has learned from it.

My Numbers Sucked But I Made This Baby Anyway

Whitney Erin Boesel

In 2015, Whitney learned that it was "too late" for her to have children. So she started tracking her AMH (and other hormones) as a result, but the most important things she learned had nothing to do with endocrinology. In this video, she discusses the abnormally low numbers and how she managed to conceive and give birth to a very healthy baby despite all of the odds against her.

Tracking Pregnancy and Baby Growth

Erica Forzani

Erica Forzani tracks her blood glucose levels, physical dimensions, weight, resting metabolic rate, activity, blood pressure and diet throughout her pregnancy to argue many pregnancy and breastfeeding myths.