5 Questions to Consider When Choosing a Birth Control Method
Choosing a birth control method involves weighing hormonal versus non‑hormonal options, each with distinct efficacy rates ranging from 87% to 99% for typical use. The article outlines five key questions—effectiveness, daily management, medical compatibility, future fertility plans, and STI risk—to guide users toward a method that fits their lifestyle and health profile. It highlights Oura’s new Cycle Insights support for hormonal users, emphasizing data‑driven tracking of symptoms and bleeding patterns. Ultimately, the piece urges consultation with a healthcare provider to personalize the choice.
Introducing Two New Hormonal Health Features: Birth Control Support and Menopause Insights
Oura announced two new experiences in its app—Hormonal Birth Control support within Cycle Insights and Menopause Insights—aimed at delivering personalized guidance during hormonal changes. The features integrate continuous biometric data from the Ring with self‑reported hormone information, providing symptom tracking,...
How Does Hormonal Birth Control Work?
Oura’s Cycle Insights now includes Hormonal Birth Control support, letting users track how various contraceptives influence temperature, heart‑rate variability, resting heart rate, and sleep. The article breaks down combined pills, patches and rings, progestin‑only pills, implants, IUDs, and injections, explaining...
ŌURA Named Official Wearable of the USTA, USTA Coaching and Official Sponsor, Official Wearable of the US Open
Oura announced a five‑year deal making its ring the official wearable sponsor of the US Open, the USTA, and USTA Coaching – the first wearable partnership in USTA history. The agreement equips every Main Draw player with a ring, integrates...
U.S. Soccer and ŌURA Announce Long-Term Partnership, Naming Oura Ring Official Wearable of U.S. Soccer
Oura and U.S. Soccer have forged a long‑term partnership naming the Oura Ring the Official Wearable of U.S. Soccer and a founding partner of the Arthur M. Blank National Training Center. The ring will be deployed across all 27 national...
ŌURA Welcomes Galen AI Team, Acquires Technology to Advance Connected Health AI Roadmap
Oura announced the acquisition of Galen AI’s technology and the integration of its founding team. Galen AI, a Stanford‑spun startup, built an AI‑powered health companion that unifies medical records, labs, prescriptions, and wearable data. The move bolsters Oura’s AI roadmap,...
ŌURA and Soaak: Supporting Readiness in High-Stakes Environments
Oura has deepened its defense collaborations by pairing its Ring biometric platform with Soaak Technologies’ sound‑based wellness solutions. The partnership lets pilots, airlift crews, and other high‑stress personnel track sleep, heart‑rate variability and resting heart rate, then receive passive audio...
New NUS Research Validates Oura’s Vascular Age Estimation, a Key Indicator of Cardiovascular Health
Researchers at Singapore’s National University have shown that overnight pulse‑wave data captured by the Oura Ring can be used to estimate a user’s vascular age, a key marker of cardiovascular health. Using both traditional feature extraction and a deep‑learning model,...
Global Oura Data Reveals Fascinating Food Trends By Location, Age, and Gender
Oura analyzed millions of meals logged between May 2025 and February 2026 across English‑speaking countries, using a lift analysis to surface foods that appear disproportionately in specific regions, age brackets, or genders. The study highlighted UK jacket potatoes, Australian long blacks, Canadian...
ŌURA Acquires Doublepoint to Expand AI-Driven Interaction Capabilities
Oura announced the acquisition of Doublepoint, a Helsinki‑based AI gesture‑recognition startup, to embed natural, biometric interactions into its wearable platform. The deal brings Doublepoint’s four founders and AI architects into Oura’s R&D, reinforcing a roadmap that blends voice and gesture...
How U.S. Paralympian Brenna Huckaby Uses Oura to Redefine Resilience and Avoid Burnout
U.S. Paralympian Brenna Huckaby, the most decorated snowboarding athlete, is preparing for the Milano‑Cortina 2026 Games while leveraging her Oura Ring to fine‑tune rest and recovery. She uses Oura’s Readiness and Sleep scores to counter a historic over‑training mindset and...
Designing Trustworthy Health AI: Q&A with Oura’s Dr. Chris Curry and Dr. Tanvi Jayaraman
Oura has launched its first custom AI model focused on women’s health, embedding it in the Oura Advisor experience. The model is built on curated clinical research, combined with individual sensor data, and runs on Oura‑controlled, privacy‑first infrastructure. Lead clinicians...
How the Daylight Saving Time Change Impacts Sleep, According to Oura Data
Oura’s analysis of over 700,000 US members shows that the biannual Daylight Saving Time (DST) shift measurably disrupts sleep and recovery. In the spring “forward” transition, deep‑sleep proportion fell 1.14% while sleep latency rose 2%, yet steps rose 2.84% and...