Yes, Oova is designed to accommodate women with irregular cycles! Whether you've had irregular cycles your whole life, just started having cycles of different lengths, or suspect you're starting perimenopause, Oova's app and algorithm will be able to track your unique cycle.
How Oova tracks your cycle (even if it's irregular)
When you download our app, you'll undergo an extensive onboarding process where you provide information that our algorithm utilizes to track your unique cycle. The app then guides you on the specific days to use an Oova strip. The objective is to capture several days before your luteinizing hormone (LH) surge, the surge itself, and several days after the surge to confirm if an egg has been released.
Given the variability in irregular cycles and the standard package of 30 strips (15 LH/PdG and 15 E3G), there may be a slight deviation in achieving these goals. However, the app adapts by learning your baseline hormone levels and tracking trends with each piece of information you input. This continuous learning process refines the schedule for subsequent cycles, even if they're irregular.
We recommend that you begin using Oova the day after your period. If you have not had a period for a while, you can start using Oova the day you receive your kit. This approach helps both the algorithm and you understand hormone patterns.
If you're unsure when you ovulate
If you have no clear idea about when you ovulate, you can opt to test every day starting the first day after your period ends until you receive the POST-OVULATION status. This approach helps both the algorithm and you understand ovulation patterns.
Turning off Oova scanning predictions
For users with irregular cycles, some choose to override Oova's scanning predictions. If you would like to do this, go to Account > Oova Guidance > Toggle OFF.