Thursday, June 18, 2009

1st PEAK DAY baby!


Welcome to Quinn, the first baby born to a mom using the PEAK DAY method of identifying her most fertile day!

He arrived June 15!

Friday, June 5, 2009

Peak Day Update

As of today, we have 23 participants who have enrolled and are keeping fertility charts.

5 of our participants have become pregnant while using the Peak Day method for tracking their fertility! We don't promise this as a benefit of the study, but learning about how your fertility changes during your cycle can only help if you are trying to get pregnant.

Dr. Porucznik, the principal investigator, wasn't an official participant, but she did use the charts until she got pregnant. We expect the first Peak Day baby to be born in the next few weeks!

Peak Day is on Facebook

We're still recruiting and would love it if you pass along info about the Peak Day Study to anyone you know who might be interested. You can give them the website (http://medicine.utah.edu/dfpm/peakday/) or have them email us (peakday@utah.edu) for more information or to volunteer. Participants can live anywhere in the USA, not just in Utah.

We have started a Facebook group, too - check us out or if you are in Facebook, you can search for "peak day" and we come up 1st!! That's another way we are trying to spread the word about this study.

Changing Voices for the Summer

Greetings all - just wanted to let you know that Karen, our research coordinator, has relocated to Washington DC for a summer internship at the National Institutes of Health. She will be missed but ably replaced for the summer by Nirupma Singh. It will be Nirupma taking your calls, answering your emails, and following up on your charts.

On the topic of charts, please remember to mail them in (or submit online) as soon as you complete a chart! This way, we can review them quickly and help you catch any misunderstandings sooner rather than later. Also, don't hesitate to call {(801) 587-3316} or email (peakday@utah.edu) if you have questions about the charting instructions. We're here to help.