Oura’s Latest Update Provides Deeper Insights Into Women’s Health

InnovationConsumer TechOura’s Latest Update Provides Deeper Insights Into Women’s HealthByAnthony Karcz,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to do more with your consumer gadgets.Follow AuthorMay 08, 2026, 10:53am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Cycle Insights, Menopause Symptom tracking and more get the highlight in this latest updateOuraOura has been helping women track their reproductive health and how it affects their overall wellbeing for a while, steadily improving their algorithm as they worked with real (anonymized) data from actual members. Just in time for Mother's Day, Oura is unveiling two major women's health initiatives, one focused on reproductive health and cycle prediction, the other on perimenopause and menopause.Hormonal Birth Control SupportSupport for hormonal birth control means better cycle trackingOuraHormonal Birth Control is now tracked as part of Oura's improved Cycle Insights algorithm. You can track over 20 contraceptive combinations (such as pills, patches, IUDs, and implants) and see how your chosen form of birth control affects your temperature, sleep, and recovery. The Oura app also lets you track symptoms like bleeding to establish patterns over time (and when symptoms fall outside of their normal patterns). It helps those taking hormonal birth control get better insight into how those hormones are affecting how well they rest and recover.MORE FOR YOUThis is all stacked on top of their vastly improved cycle tracking algorithm. Previously, it took 60 days of continuous Oura tracking to begin predicting a woman's cycle. But now, if you know when your last cycle began, Oura can predict when your next cycle will start as soon as after a single night of tracking.That update greatly improved the accuracy of predictions as well, with a 28% improvement for typical...