- Persona Contraception Test Sticks
- Works in harmony with your body
- Most suitable for women in stable relationships who intend to have children at some time in the future
- A natural and non-invasive method of contraception
- 94% Reliable when used according to instructions and as the only method of contraception
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Product Description
How does PERSONA work?PERSONA works by monitoring the hormones that directly control your cycle.
The levels of these natural chemical 'messages' rise and fall as they regulate the various stages of your cycle. This makes it possible to identify the days around ovulation when you are at significant risk of becoming pregnant.*
The Test Sticks collect hormones from your first urine of the day and process them into information that can be read by the Monitor. The Monitor then reads, stores and uses this information to let you know whether you are at risk of becoming pregnant ('Red' Day) or free to make love without a contraceptive* ('Green' Day).
The egg usually only survives for up to a day, however it is possible for sperm to survive for several days inside your body around the time of ovulation. PERSONA takes into account both egg and sperm survival times.*
During the first month of use, PERSONA will ask for 16 tests (day 6 and days 9-23) in order to build up a complete picture of your individual cycle as quickly as possible. From then on it will only ask for a test on 8 days of each cycle.
*Based on independent trials, PERSONA is 94% reliable when used according to the instructions and as the only method of contraception.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Size Name:1 x 8 Test Pack
I've now been using this system for over 5 years... with no conceptions.
It's a great solution if, like me, you cannot use other methods such as The Pill.
It is totally natural and makes you far more aware of your cycle.
I agree with everything the previous reviewer has said but would also add;
- stick with it for at least 6 months while the device 'learns' your cycle. You get a lot of 'red days' when you first start using it and it feels a bit frustrating, but once you've been using it regularly and correctly, the red days come down to about 5 per month.
- if you have very erratic cycles or very short/very long cycles, it may not be for you as it can only cope with a certain level of variation (but it's still a pretty wide tolerance).
- yep, travelling with it can be a pain, especially if you're changing time zones. Tip: Keep a few of those sterile sample bottles (from your GP) so you can collect the first urine of the day but store it for the when you get the 'amber light' which is a specfic 6 hr time window (that you choose). Obviously this course of action is generally only necessary on the odd occasion... before I put you off!
I think this system is marvellous and regularly recommend it (should the topic arise!). It's nicknamed the 'catholic mating machine' in our house! :o)
It's a great solution if, like me, you cannot use other methods such as The Pill.
It is totally natural and makes you far more aware of your cycle.
I agree with everything the previous reviewer has said but would also add;
- stick with it for at least 6 months while the device 'learns' your cycle. You get a lot of 'red days' when you first start using it and it feels a bit frustrating, but once you've been using it regularly and correctly, the red days come down to about 5 per month.
- if you have very erratic cycles or very short/very long cycles, it may not be for you as it can only cope with a certain level of variation (but it's still a pretty wide tolerance).
- yep, travelling with it can be a pain, especially if you're changing time zones. Tip: Keep a few of those sterile sample bottles (from your GP) so you can collect the first urine of the day but store it for the when you get the 'amber light' which is a specfic 6 hr time window (that you choose). Obviously this course of action is generally only necessary on the odd occasion... before I put you off!
I think this system is marvellous and regularly recommend it (should the topic arise!). It's nicknamed the 'catholic mating machine' in our house! :o)
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Size Name:1 x 8 Test Pack
I've been using this system for nine months now. So far I've not become pregnant so it seems to be working.
The persona monitor is nicely designed to be discrete, it's small and very easy to use.
When you get up in the morning, before going to the loo, you open it up and you'll see either a red light (no sex) a green light(feel free) or an amber one, this amber light means you have to test your first urine of the day with one of the test sticks and it will then give a red or green light and tell you whether you are ovulating.
Doing every test is very important as cycles often vary.
Along with this I've been monitoring basal body temperature and cervical fluid as a triple check, all tally up so i feel confident enough to use the method.
The most important part of using this method is the cooperation of your partner and their willingness to either abstain from sex on red days or to use good barrier methods(with an understanding of the failure rates of whichever method is used)
This is a great birth control method if you understand the risks and you and your partner are willing to follow the rules, it doesn't stop any sexually transmitted infections so is only really suitable for committed relationships.
It's also a bit of a pain if you are traveling as the tests still have to be done.
The persona monitor is nicely designed to be discrete, it's small and very easy to use.
When you get up in the morning, before going to the loo, you open it up and you'll see either a red light (no sex) a green light(feel free) or an amber one, this amber light means you have to test your first urine of the day with one of the test sticks and it will then give a red or green light and tell you whether you are ovulating.
Doing every test is very important as cycles often vary.
Along with this I've been monitoring basal body temperature and cervical fluid as a triple check, all tally up so i feel confident enough to use the method.
The most important part of using this method is the cooperation of your partner and their willingness to either abstain from sex on red days or to use good barrier methods(with an understanding of the failure rates of whichever method is used)
This is a great birth control method if you understand the risks and you and your partner are willing to follow the rules, it doesn't stop any sexually transmitted infections so is only really suitable for committed relationships.
It's also a bit of a pain if you are traveling as the tests still have to be done.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Size Name:1 x 8 Test Pack
Have been using Persona for years, works well for me. Having found these test sticks at a more than reasonable price has made my year! Beats buying them at Boots!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great buy!
I have been using Persona for past 6 years, can be hard to get hold of the test sticks in the local shops and when you do generally expensive so this is a great buy! Read more
Published 5 months ago by JoLew
Awesome
I have been using Persona for years with no problems.
Over the moon to get the test sticks at this price.
I will be back for more. Read more
Over the moon to get the test sticks at this price.
I will be back for more. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Lesley
persona sticks
Brilliant - really good value and they arrived the next day. Came from OP Healthcare - thanks guys :)
Published 12 months ago by march worm
Persona Refill Test Sticks
This product was delivered in good time and now that I have tested it for a couple of months I am happy to say that it works perfectly well too.
Published 15 months ago by *
Easy peasy
I decided to use the persona to initially find out where I am in my cycle each month as I had an ectopic many years ago. Read more
Published 16 months ago by klf
Great product
We've been using Persona for over 3 years now and we've never been disappointed with it!
Published 20 months ago by wieczor
Persona for getting pregnant!
I used persona, not as contraceptive but to try and get pregnant, as we had been trying for a few months without success (I had been using the "wee on a stick" ovulation... Read more
Published 21 months ago by mo
Good price compared to other shops
would be better if it were more hi-tech and tell you beforehand when it will ask for a sample- or if you could sync it to a computer, etc. Read more
Published 22 months ago by AB
persona
These are quick and easy to use, although it's quite expensive to buy into the system to start with. The sticks arrived promptly and were as ordered
Published on 28 Mar 2010 by Helen J. Bullas
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