The Oova app includes a wide range of features you can track—each offering valuable insights into your hormones, cycle, fertility, or perimenopause journey (depending on which Oova kit you’re using).
To choose which features to track, go to More > Symptom Logging > Toggle ON/OFF for the features you’d like to monitor.
Below is a breakdown of the features you can track in Oova, and why they matter:
Body
Period
Your period is one of the most important data points to log. It tells us when Cycle Day 1 is and enables Oova’s algorithm to estimate your fertile window and determine when you should scan.
You can also track period flow, a vital sign of your overall health:
- Spotting: Blood only appears when wiping; no pad/tampon needed
- Light: Bleeding requires a panty liner or fewer than one pad/tampon in more than 3 hours
- Moderate: One pad/tampon needed in under 3 hours
- Heavy: One to two pads/tampons needed in less than 3 hours
Breakthrough Bleeding
This refers to light bleeding outside of your regular period—often only visible when wiping. Tracking it can help uncover cycle irregularities.
Cervical Fluid/Mucus
Cervical mucus changes throughout the cycle and is directly affected by hormone levels. For example, egg-white mucus indicates peak fertility.
Cervical Position
The cervix may shift throughout your cycle—typically higher and softer around ovulation. You can check it manually and log your observations.
Hot Flashes
These are often one of the earliest signs of perimenopause. Oova can help determine if there is a hormonal pattern associated with the occurrence of the hot flashes.
Temperature (BBT)
Your basal body temperature slightly increases after ovulation. Track it at the same time each day with two decimal precision for accuracy.
Breast Tenderness
Hormone changes can make breasts feel more sensitive at various points in your cycle.
Nausea
Often hormone-related, nausea may signal ovulation, PMS, or other hormonal changes.
Cramps
Usually related to prostaglandin activity during menstruation, cramps can also occur at other times. Logging them helps reveal patterns.
Joint Pain
This can be triggered by estrogen/progesterone fluctuations.
Back Pain
Hormonal shifts may contribute to back pain. Tracking helps identify potential correlations.
Headache
Cycle-related headaches are common. Tracking frequency and timing can help you predict and manage symptoms.
Migraine
Migraine can be triggered by fluctuations in estrogen and progesterone levels. Tracking migraine symptoms can help you identify your triggers and develop a treatment plan.
Diet and Digestion
Stool
Bowel patterns can shift during your cycle. Tracking stool consistency and frequency can reveal digestive changes linked to hormone fluctuations.
Cravings
Hormonal shifts can increase cravings for salty, sweet, or fatty foods.
Digestion
Digestion may slow or speed up depending on where you are in your cycle.
Bloating
Feeling bloated isn’t always food-related—it can also be hormone-driven.
Exercise
Exercise Intensity
Exercise affects your hormonal balance. Tracking intensity helps you understand how workouts may impact your cycle.
Exercise Perceived Effort
How hard a workout feels can vary based on cycle phase. Hormonal shifts may make the same activity feel more or less difficult.
Medical
Birth Control Pill
Logging pill usage helps you track how hormonal contraceptives may influence your cycle.
Medication
Medications can impact cycle symptoms or hormone levels. Tracking provides valuable context.
Injection
Especially important for hormonal treatments—track when and how often you receive injections.
Ailments
Illness or injury may disrupt your cycle. Logging them offers helpful context for data interpretation.
Vitamins & Supplements
If you’re taking anything to support your cycle or general health, logging helps assess effectiveness.
Mental Wellbeing
Mood
Hormone changes can affect your mood. It’s important to keep track of how you’re feeling to monitor whether low mood is becoming a pattern.
Anxiety
Fluctuating hormones can impact anxiety levels. Logging changes in your anxiety levels can help you identify patterns.
Motivation
Motivation is the drive to get things done. Tracking motivation can help detect patterns of how your levels relate to specific cycle days
Productivity
Being productive is an important factor in personal and professional success. Tracking productivity can help detect patterns of how your levels relate to specific cycle days.
Focus
Being able to focus on what you are working on is important. Hormone changes can make it harder to focus at some points in the cycle.
Brain fog
Brain fog can occur due to hormone changes throughout the cycle or during perimenopause. Tracking brain fog can help you figure out whether the symptom is worsening over time.
Memory problems
Memory problems can be caused by shifts in hormone levels over time. Tracking memory problems can help you identify whether you need to make lifestyle changes to improve your memory.
Energy
Tracking your energy levels alongside your hormones can help you figure out why some days you feel more energized than others.
Mood stability
Sometimes, our mood fluctuates more than others. Understanding when your mood is more or less stable can help you identify whether hormone changes are to blame.
Stress
Stress is a feeling of physical or emotional tension. It can be caused by a number of factors, including work, relationships, finances, and health problems. Tracking stress can help identify whether it may be impacting your fertility.
Sex
Sexual Activity
Tracking this can help determine how intercourse timing aligns with your fertile window—important for conception planning.
Painful Sex
Discomfort during sex may signal hormonal shifts or imbalances.
Sex Drive
Your libido can rise or fall depending on hormone levels—tracking it can help uncover patterns.
Sleep
Hours of sleep
Tracking the amount of sleep you get each night can help determine if sleep amount impacts how you feel during various phases of your cycle.
Sleep quality
Tracking sleep quality may help determine if sleep quality changes during various phases of your cycle.
Dreams
Dreams can be affected by hormone changes. Tracking the nature of your dreams can help you identify whether your dreams are more vivid or disturbing during certain times of the month.
Skin and Hair
Head Hair
Hormonal changes can affect scalp health and hair texture. Monitoring changes can help identify imbalances.
Body Hair Growth
Increased hair growth—on the face, chest, back, or pubic area—can signal hormonal imbalances.
Skin Changes
Fluctuating estrogen and progesterone levels can affect your skin’s texture, sensitivity, and appearance.
Acne
Hormonal acne often correlates with imbalances in estrogen or testosterone.
Social
Drinking
Drinking alcohol can affect the menstrual cycle and cycle-related symptoms. Tracking your alcohol intake can help figure out if drinking is having a negative effect.
Cannabis
Like alcohol, cannabis can influence hormone-related symptoms. Tracking may help uncover any patterns or side effects.
Hangover
A hangover can impact your day-to-day. Tracking can help understand the impact on your health.
Urination
Painful urination
Painful urination can be caused by hormone changes, like those that occur during menopause. Tracking painful urination can help you identify whether you need to see a doctor.
Urination frequency
Urinating more or less frequently may be linked to hormone changes. Keeping track of how often you are urinating can help you identify the cause of your symptoms.
Incontinence
Incontinence can be caused by hormone changes or by other factors. Tracking incontinence can help you identify whether your symptoms are worsening over time.
Pregnancy Test
Pregnancy Test
Logging pregnancy tests provides context for your fertility data—and contributes to Oova’s broader research.
Notes
You can always add freeform notes to log anything not covered by the built-in features. These entries can help capture important symptoms, life events, or context that affect your cycle.