Oura Ring: Big Steps for Women's Health

Tracking your health with a wearable device and getting personalized insights about your menstrual cycle and pregnancy. This is now possible with the latest updates from Oura Ring. The Oura Ring has teamed up with the Scripps Research Digital Trials Center for a big study. They are looking into the physical changes that happen during pregnancy. This study will look at data from 10, 000 Oura Ring users who have been pregnant in the last three years. The goal? To find out more about issues like postpartum depression, miscarriage risk, and preterm labor. This is a big deal because pregnancy health has often been overlooked in medical research. Anyone can join the study through the Oura App. But that's not all. Oura has also updated its Readiness Score. Now, it takes into account the natural hormonal changes that happen during menstrual cycles. This means fewer days when your cycle will affect your Readiness Score. It's a small change that makes a big difference in how well the device understands your body. Oura isn't stopping there. They are also backing a study led by Stanford University. This study is all about menstrual health disparities in groups that don't get enough attention. Think Black women, breastfeeding mothers, and other groups often left out of medical research. The study is called the Study on Typically Ignored Groups of Menstruating Adults. It's a mouthful, but it's important work. The goal is to fill in the gaps in reproductive health research and make sure everyone gets the care they need. These updates show that Oura is serious about improving women's health. By focusing on pregnancy and menstrual cycles, they are making wearable tech more useful for everyone. This is more than just a gadget; it's a tool for better health.