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TL;DR Oura has announced two new in-app features, Hormonal Birth Control support and Menopause Insights.
The new features expand cycle tracking to better contextualize contraception use and perimenopause.
Both features start rolling out globally on May 6.
Oura is expanding its women’s health toolkit with a sharper focus on hormonal shifts that don’t fit neatly into traditional cycle tracking. Today, the company announced Hormonal Birth Control support and Menopause Insights, two new features heading to the Oura app.
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Hormonal Birth Control support
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The first change lands in how Oura will handle hormonal contraception going forward. Users will now be able to log specific methods, including pills, IUDs, implants, patches, and more, and track how those choices affect things like temperature trends, sleep, and recovery. Instead of flattening everything into one pattern, the app will show how your baseline changes on and off hormones. That sounds obvious, but it’s something most wearables still miss.
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