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- LIFECYCLE FERTILITY PREDICTOR
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-
- Thank you for downloading LifeCycle Fertility Predictor. This file has
- some important information on how to install LifeCycle on your computer,
- how to begin using it, how to obtain technical assistance, and describes
- its terms of use.
-
- The following files are included in the LCFERTPR.ZIP installation file:
-
- - LCFP210.EXE: This is the LifeCycle Fertility Predictor
- installation program for version 2.1
-
- - ORDERFRM.TXT An order form you can print out for fax or
- mail orders of LifeCycle
-
- - README.TXT: You're reading it!
-
- LifeCycle Fertility Predictor, as it's name implies, is a program which
- predicts a woman's ovulation date and can therefore be used to assist a
- couple in getting pregnant, or alternatively, as a natural form of
- effective family planning.
-
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
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- CPU: 486 (minimum)
- Windows Version: 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98
- Memory: 8 MB or more
- Disk space: 4 MB to install, additional space required for data
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- GETTING ASSISTANCE
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- Should you require assistance with the installation of the program or its
- general use, please send Internet e-mail to "support@lifecyclesoft.com"
-
- LifeCycle comes with an Internet Assistance option that can be accessed by
- clicking on "Help" in the menu bar and selecting the "Internet Assistance"
- option. The advantage of using this method to request help is that you
- can include a copy of your cycle data along with your question.
-
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- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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- Double-click the LCFP210.EXE file to launch the installation program. You
- will be guided through the installation process and when complete, you
- may optionally launch LifeCycle right away. The installation program will
- create an item called "LifeCycle Fertility Predictor" within a program
- group called "LifeCycle Software". It will also install an shortcut on your
- desktop for direct access to the program.
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- Within Windows 95 or 98, LifeCycle can be launched after installation by
- double-clicking the LifeCycle icon on your desktop. It can also be started
- by clicking the "Start" button, selecting "Programs" and selecting the folder
- "LifeCycle Software", then clicking on the "LifeCycle Fertility Predictor"
- program item.
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- Within Windows 3.1, simply open the "LifeCycle Software" program group and
- double-click the "LifeCycle Fertility Predictor" program icon.
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- On both systems, you can remove LifeCycle Fertility Predictor and its
- associated files by double-clicking the "Uninstall" icon in the program
- group.
-
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- BEFORE USING - IMPORTANT!
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- Before using LifeCycle, you will need to acquire a basal thermometer.
- These are highly accurate thermometers that can be purchased in most
- pharmacies for less than $15.00. LifeCycle recommends purchasing the
- digital variety, as they are much more convenient than the mercury-type.
- If you are trying to get pregnant and have spoken with your doctor about
- it, you have probably already been advised to purchase one of these
- thermometers -- they are commonly used.
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- If you cannot locate a pharmacy with a basal thermometer, the help file
- contains information on purchasing one from LifeCycle Software, LLC.
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- HOW TO USE LIFECYCLE FERTILITY PREDICTOR
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- LifeCycle permits free use during a 30-day trial period. Actually, you
- can use the program for as long as you like, but it will only allow you
- to enter a maximum of 30 days of temperature and/or menstruation
- records.
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- To learn how to use LifeCycle, you should read the Quick Start within the
- help file. In a nutshell, it tells you how and when to take your
- temperature and record your menstruation days.
-
- After your 30-entry trial period you will need to purchase LifeCycle to
- continue using it. You may purchase it at any time prior to the end of
- the trial period, as well. LifeCycle can be converted from a trial copy
- to a full working version by purchasing it using your credit card over
- the Internet. You can visit our website to purchase it using Secure
- Sockets Layer encryption technology. Go to:
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- http://www.lifecyclesoft.com/order.htm
-
- You may optionally print out an order form and fax or mail it in, as well.
-
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- HOW IT WORKS
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- LifeCycle makes predictions using the scientifically-based methods of
- sympto-thermal natural family planning practices. These methods rely
- on a few telltale signs in a woman's body to determine when ovulation
- is approaching and when it has actually taken place. The first two of
- these signs are menstruation and cervical mucus -- they help determine
- when ovulation is approaching. The third sign is basal body temperature
- -- it helps determine when ovulation has actually taken place. Users can
- also just rely on menstruation and temperature alone to make these
- predictions. If you would like more detail as to how these signs /
- symptoms are interpreted, please see the Natural Family Planning Primer
- within the LifeCycle help file.
-
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- TERMS OF USE
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- All users of LifeCycle Fertility Predictor must consent to the license
- agreement included with the software, otherwise, it will not be installed.
- The full text of this agreement and the limited warranty can be found in
- several places: within the setup program, within the on-line registration
- tool, and within the help file.
-
- Essentially, these documents state that fertility prediction is not an
- exact procedure, and that LifeCycle makes no warranties, expressed or
- implied, regarding it's fitness for this purpose. LifeCycle is warranted
- to accurately interpret a user's symptoms based upon the sympto-thermal
- method of natural family planning (STM-NFP). While STM-NFP has
- experienced much success in this area, like all methods of family
- planning, it is not 100% effective. Use effectiveness for STM-NFP is
- about 90% -- meaning that 1 out of 10 women will get pregnant each year
- while using this method as their primary form of birth control. This
- figure takes into account both unintended pregnancies and those caused
- by ignoring the rules of the method.
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- The only 100% effective method of pregnancy prevention is total
- abstinence, and there is no 100% effective method of pregnancy
- achievement. The effectiveness of all methods of family planning
- depend to a great degree upon the actions of the individual.
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- FINAL NOTE
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- LifeCycle Software, LLC and its principals have no relationship with
- The Couple-to-Couple League International, Inc., nor do we represent
- ourselves as such.
-
- All LifeCycle Fertility Predictor software, documentation, reports and
- stylized logos included in this product are copyright 1997-98, by
- LifeCycle Software, LLC.
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- LifeCycle Software, LLC
- 402 Dunham Massie Drive,
- Hampton, VA 23669
- fax: 757-851-3793
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- http://www.lifecyclesoft.com
-
- support: support@lifecyclesoft.com
- sales: info@lifecyclesoft.com
-