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Verified review • 3 weeks ago
I use the Oura Ring alongside Natural Cycles, so I don't have to manually take my temperature each morning. I'm so happy with this hormone free option. Since coming off the implant my skin has cleared up, my moods have stabilised, I'm more in touch with my body and cycle, and I finally have regular periods again after 10 years of hormones messing them up.
Verified review • 26th Dec 22
You have to take your temperature and do a ovulation test ( wee sample ) both in the morning then you add all in the app and it tells you if is a red day ( which you have to use another contraceptive method ) o green then you can have sex without contraception because when you have a green day you are not meant to get pregnant . I think if you want to get pregnant go for this app ! but as contraception is not very good as you hardly ever get green days and when you get them ( very rare ) you feel you can still getting pregnant also boyfriends / partners find so difficult to trust the app which it makes it even more difficult for the woman . As an app works very well and is interesting to know when do you ovulate or if you don't ovulate or if you ovulate twice but as contraception needs improvement
Verified review • 6th Dec 22
This app is really lovely in theory, but I followed it to a T and got pregnant during my third month using it. I stayed clear of sex on the red days and so it must have predicted my ovulation wrong.
Verified review • 29th Nov 22
Great that there is no side effects BUT, the app wasn’t able to detect ovulation for me because the difference between my follicular (pre ovulation) and luteal (post) is only slight. Following another FAM method where I chart myself I can clearly see ovulation and it fits within rules of other FAM methods but natural cycles just seems inflexible and doesn’t recognise it, therefore I only got a few green days whilst on my period. Perhaps if j persisted it would get better but I found using a charting method of FAM (I use Taking Charge of Your Fertility rules and use the app Kindara) much more effective!
Verified review • 11th Oct 22
Verified review • 11th Oct 22
Verified review • 10th Oct 22
I came off the pill after 10 years and went straight onto natural cycles. It is so easy to use and I was shocked by how quickly the app predicted my ovulation/ period. My first and second periods were spot on to the day. I don’t think I will go back to hormonal contraception after this. If you can afford it then it is definitely worth exploring!
Verified review • 9th Oct 22
Was on the combined pill but changed a couple of months ago to natural cycles. Mood generally better, sex drive much better, skin slightly worse, periods & cramps much the same (bad, but that’s just me and my womb)
Verified review • 9th Oct 22
Decided to try this after using combined pill for several years taking pill packs back to back to avoid painful periods. Thermometer is easy to use and the app is straightforward in letting you know your fertile and non fertile days. In a long term relationship and in my 30s so pretty easy to navigate the “red” days with my partner. Tbh my main benefit is learning about my cycle and body. Amazingly, my periods are more regular and less painful than before I was on the pill, which I wouldn’t have known unless I’d switched contraception. I now can identify changes in my sex drive and mood during my cycle, and rare late periods are not a concern as I know whether I have ovulated or not thanks to the temperature taking. Basically, I feel I have the best understanding of my body now thanks to this contraceptive method. All women should be taught this info as teenagers. Knowledge is power!
Verified review • 26th Jul 22
I understand my body, I can safely have sex on green days. I feel healthy and in touch with myself. I could use this method to conceive too when the time is right. No side effects and no risk of clots, stroke or cancer. Would recommend to anyone