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Oura, the Smart ringFinally takes menstrual cycle data when assigning standby reviews – a function whose absence has been amazed by the users for years. The ring of the ring was known for this announced this week.
If you do not have a menstrual cycle or if you have one but do not pursue, you will probably not notice anything else about your standby values. However, this update is a big thing for anyone who is used Cycle knowledgeThe feature of the Oura app that uses temperature data to pursue ovulation, menstruation, fertile windows as well as the follicular and lute phases.
Why many users had false standby values
To explain why this was a problem, I will zoom in and give a short biology lesson. The monthly cycle, which is sometimes referred to as a menstrual cycle, is not just about menstruation, ie bleeding that takes a week or less. Instead, the cycle is a phenomenon that lasts all the month with different phases in the first and second half of the month.
To be clear, this cycle does not happen in everyone. It is specifically a phenomenon that occurs in people who have a regular time not Take hormonal birth control. If you fall into this category, you can use them Cycle knowledge Characteristic of the Oura app, to follow when you are in the first half of your cycle (the follicle phase) compared to the second half (the luteal phase).
(Apart from an important time: Every time I write about menstruation or hormonal cycles, I write someone to say that “women” and “people who are menstruation” are synonyms. Menopause and women who use hormonal birth control.)
If your cycle begins on the first day of your period, you are in the so -called day follicular phaseAs an ovarian follicle (which produces an egg cell), develops in the course of about two weeks. In the middle of the month – day 14 in a textbook cycle – Follikel releases the egg and ends the follicular phase. The release of the egg is mentioned ovulation.
At this point, the body’s temperature ticks about half a degree. It remains for the rest of the cycle at this slightly elevated temperature and the ring can recognize the temperature change. The empty follicle remains in the ovary, secretion hormones and becomes a Physical yellowLatin for “yellow things”. (Scientists are so creative.) In their honor, the second half of the cycle is called as the Luteal phase.
The temperature is not the only difference between the follicular and luteal phases; In the course of the month, all types of hormonal and biological phenomena occur, some of which have Catchy names such as “period flu”, But that’s a discussion for another time.
What changes in the Oura algorithm
How oura emphasized in her notice With regard to the change, the lutal phase tends to have some detectable differences from the follicular phase (from the point of view of the ring):
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The skin temperature increases
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The respiratory frequency increases
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The resting frequency increases
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Heart rate variability (HRV) decrease
All of these are things when they Wasn’t In connection with the menstrual cycle, it will indicate that a person is under stress or may become sick. And so the algorithm (at least sometimes sometimes sometimes) processes this data as things for its willingness. Forums in which the Oura ring is discussed are full of threads with titles like “PSA to oura: The luteal phase is not a disease” And “Does anyone still have a terrible willingness in the lute alpine phase?” (After the comments: yes).
In this sense, oura finally takes into account her cycle phase when calculating the standby values. They assume that 35% of users who pursue a menstrual cycle will no longer receive “disproportionately negative” standby values
How to get the updated standby values
To benefit from the new algorithm, you need to use the “Cycle Insights” function. This requires that you enter the data that begins your periods, and you can see temperature changes to determine when you are in the luteal phase.
To switch on cycle knowledge, then tap the menu icon in the app Settingsand then Health of women. There is a switch to switch on cycle knowledge. You can enter some background information below: whether you use a hormonal contraception of how long your typical cycle takes.
Yes, this means that the app must keep an overview of the period and ovulation. If that is uncomfortable in the Current political climateI do not accuse you – but you have to decide whether it is worth receiving this somewhat more precise data. Oura has a Blog contribution to your approach to data protection for reproductive dataWith the realization that they are subject to the GDPR regulations (since they are based in Finland) and plan to combat all applications for data from legal authorities. The support page for cycle knowledge includes Instructions for deleting your cycle data from the appWhat you can do at any time.
