Wearables were starting to demystify reproductivehealth — then Roe fell
by Nicole Wetsman from The Verge - All Posts on (#6171T)
A study found the Oura Ring can detect pregnancy. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge In early May, Ben Smarr published a new study showing that the Oura smart ring can detect pregnancy before most people take a test. It was an exciting finding - earlier detection of pregnancy based on wearable devices could, he wrote in the paper, increase the agency of pregnant individuals."
Smarr, a data scientist at the University of California, San Diego does research on wearable devices and health - including reproductive health. He's working with Oura on other projects around pregnancy. His team is also looking to see if data from devices can detect miscarriages.
Reproductive health in general - and its intersection with wearables in particular - is an often underexplored area of research. The applications were exciting. But the...