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BMI and pregnancy-cycle estimates based on standard, documented methods — always labelled as estimates, never medical advice.

What this covers

Body-measurement and cycle estimates built on published, named methods: BMI on the WHO adult scale, resting and daily energy from the Mifflin–St Jeor, Harris–Benedict and Katch–McArdle equations, a due date from Naegele’s rule or from a conception date, an IVF transfer or an ultrasound, and ovulation from a fixed luteal phase. Each page states the method it implements and when it was last checked.

Which tool to use

BMI and Calorie work together: BMI places a height and weight on the WHO scale, while the Calorie Calculator estimates the energy that body uses in a day and what that means for losing, holding or gaining weight. Pregnancy and Ovulation both start from the first day of the last period — use Pregnancy once you are expecting and want a due date and week, and Ovulation when you are tracking a cycle and want the fertile window. For the energy figures on their own, BMR compares three published equations for a body at rest and TDEE shows the same body at all five activity levels. Due Date works from whichever date you have: a last period, conception, an IVF transfer or an ultrasound.

Frequently asked questions

Is any of this medical advice?

No. These are population-level estimates from documented formulas, useful for orientation and for a conversation with a clinician — not a diagnosis and not a substitute for one.

How accurate is an estimated due date?

It is a statistical midpoint: only a small minority of babies arrive on their exact estimated date. Ultrasound dating by a clinician is more precise, and the page says so.

Why does BMI not distinguish muscle from fat?

Because it cannot: it is a ratio of weight to height squared and knows nothing about body composition. That is a real limitation of the measure itself, stated on the page rather than hidden.