Oura Ring's Latest Updates Will Tell You More About Contraception and Menopause
Oura Ring is introducing new hormonal health features for contraception and menopause insights, available starting May 6. Users will be able to log various contraceptive methods and complete menopause impact assessments to better understand how hormonal changes affect sleep, recovery, and daily life. The update emphasizes privacy, with on-device AI processing and no sale of health data, amid growing concerns over menstrual data security.
- ▪Oura Ring will add hormonal birth control tracking and updated menopause insights starting May 6.
- ▪Users can log over 20 types of contraception to see how they affect sleep, recovery, and body temperature.
- ▪The menopause update includes a self-reported questionnaire that assesses symptom burden and quality-of-life impact.
- ▪Oura emphasizes data privacy, stating it does not sell health data and uses on-device AI processing for sensitive information.
- ▪Oura is partnering with Twentyeight Health to offer US members access to same-day virtual appointments with licensed clinicians.
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Oura ring users will soon be able to get more insights about their hormonal health. The smart ring, best known for tracking sleep and other health metrics, will add hormonal birth control and updated menopause insights starting May 6, Oura said Friday. The Oura ring already provides cycle and pregnancy insights along with fertile window predictions. The new update expands on these features by allowing members to log more than 20 combinations of contraception they're using, such as pills, patches, IUDs and other hormonal methods.The insights are meant to help users understand how their contraceptive methods may affect things like sleep, recovery and body temperature.
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