Oura has announced a partnership with Natural Cycles, a birth control app, to enable automatic syncing of temperature data collected by its smart ring. Although it may sound like a basic feature, especially as cross-app syncing in health and fitness products is common, it streamlines the process of using the Natural Cycles app considerably.

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Figure 1: Oura ring has a partnership with Natural Cycles.

Figure 1 shows that“Partnering with Natural Cycles is a natural fit given our research has shown that skin temperature data from the Oura Ring can detect important temperature changes throughout the menstrual cycle, including increases around the LH surge, which occurs just before ovulation, and decreases nearing menstruation.” [1]

“We have been actively working on delivering a seamless measuring experience for our users and we were thrilled when we received FDA clearance to use the Oura Ring with our algorithm,” said Dr. Elina Berglund Scherwitzl.

“We are proud to officially launch this partnership and work alongside a company that is similarly committed to delivering advanced health tools to women at a time when it has never been more important. With the help of Oura data, Natural Cycles is powering the future of birth control.”

Now, the company has moved one step further by utilizing temperature trend data from the Oura Ring, providing women with an innovative and effortless experience to plan or prevent pregnancy without hormones.

The temperature sensors in the Oura Ring generate 1,440 data points each day, and are validated to measure temperature changes as precisely as 0.13°C (0.23°F). In addition to temperature trend data, the Natural Cycles algorithm uses heart rate data from the Oura Ring to take into account nights with elevated heart rates, and hence also temperatures, that may be due to lifestyle changes, such as high alcohol consumption, rather than due to menstrual cycle changes. [2]

Oura has other ongoing research on reproductive health, including a partnership with the University of California San Diego to track physiological changes during pregnancy. Research shows that the ring can detect pregnancy before someone might take a test.

“The partnership between Natural Cycles and Oura shows the power of technology to enable women to better understand and take control of their fertility,” Shelton said.

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References:

1. https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/oura-natural-cycles-app-temperature-data-partnership/
2. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220802005338/en/Natural-Cycles-is-Now-Compatible-with-the-Oura-Ring
3. https://techversions.com/news/the-oura-smart-rings-temperature-data-is-now-accepted-by-natural-cycles/

Cite this article:

Sri Vasagi K (2022), Oura Ring Added with Temperature Sensing Feature, Anatechmaz, pp. 371