All products and promotions are independently selected by our experts. To help us provide free impartial advice, we will earn an affiliate commission if you buy something. Click here to learn more
If you've ever turned to Google or ChatGPT to answer a question about your health or symptoms, you should enjoy the latest feature from smart wearable maker Oura.
Oura Health, which is valued at roughly $11bn (£8.1bn converted) due to the success of its hardware, has unveiled its very first proprietary AI model built specifically to offer personalised, evidence-based guidance on women's reproductive health.
The project was kickstarted within the firm after it discovered that millions of people turn to AI for health answers. Data from ChatGPT creator OpenAI reveals that "over 40 million people ask ChatGPT health-related questions each day".
Oura's new feature aims to fill this gap by understanding questions through the lens of women's unique physiology, cycles, and life stages. It's designed to cover everything from your first period right through to menopause, making it a resource for women at any stage of life.
Chris Curry, MD, clinical director of women's health at Oura and board-certified OB/GYN said, "Women's health questions are often deeply personal and high-stakes, and they deserve answers that can be trusted. For example, if someone asks, 'Why has my cycle suddenly become irregular, and is that something to worry about?' Oura Advisor can walk them through what's typical, what their data may be showing, and what would be most helpful to surface in conversations with their provider."
The feature is rolling out gradually to be tested in Oura Labs — a feature located inside your Oura app.
Oura's new feature aims to fill this gap by understanding questions through the lens of women's unique physiology, cycles, and life stages
|OURA PRESS OFFICE
If you choose to test it out, the feature is built to protect your privacy. For instance, the entire system runs on Oura-controlled infrastructure, and the company promises your conversations are never shared or sold.
Joining Oura Labs in the app is completely optional – you can opt out whenever you like. The testing space lets you help shape how the technology develops by providing feedback before it's officially released to everyone.
The Oura app is also what will let you see and monitor all of your activity. There are two different versions — free or paid (£5.99). For comparison, this is less than the monthly cost of the Fitbit premium membership (£7.99/month).
To really be able to see all of your data and take full advantage of what your ring can do, it may be worth the additional monthly cost.
The free version of the app will only give you access to basic sleep activity and minimal data on daily activity, so you won't be able to access the new features without the paid subscription, as mentioned above.
A paid membership will also give you access to the following:
- Blood oxygen sensing
- Temperature monitoring
- Activity goals and automatic detection
- Weekly, monthly, and yearly reports
- Women's Health insights (cycle and pregnancy tracking)
Monitor your health and fitness with Oura Ring 4
The Oura Ring 4 Metallics blends premium style with advanced health tracking. Its sleek metal finish feels durable and modern, making it easy to wear day and night. It monitors sleep stages, heart rate, activity, and readiness with impressive accuracy, while offering up to a week of battery life. It's an ideal choice if you want detailed insights without the bulky tech on your wrist.
It's also available in a wider range of sizes — now extending from size 4 to size 15.
Oura Ring 4
Not familiar with Oura rings? Unlike devices such as Fitbit or Apple Watch that track activity from your wrist with a display screen, the Oura Ring is a sleek smart ring designed to monitor your health and wellbeing around the clock. Plus, the brand behind this tech jewellery could also be designing new smart glasses.
Powered by advanced sensors, the ring tracks sleep quality, heart rate, body temperature trends, and daily activity, with all insights displayed through the Oura app rather than on the ring itself.
While it has many standout features, it's been known as a top choice if you want a detailed sleep analysis and readiness score, which helps you understand how prepared your body is for the day.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
For starters, its battery life can last five to eight days on a single charge, and it only needs 20-80 minutes to recharge with its included USB-C power source.
It's designed with recessed sensors and a fully titanium inner and outer coating — meaning a much more comfortable wear for all day compared to older models.
The Oura Ring 4 is also designed around the health tech company's Smart Sensing technology. This helps to deliver continuous, accurate data around your activity, such as your sleep quality or fitness levels.
The Oura Ring 4 is designed for comfort, so you can wear it all day everyday for effective activity tracking | OURA PRESS OFFICESpeaking of data, this wearable comes with three enhanced new features.
First, the Automatic Activity Detection (ADD) now includes your average heart rate and heart rate zones for more than 40 different activities. You'll get a full overview of your movement throughout the day.
This is similar to the latest Apple Watch features found in the watchOS 26 software update released this past autumn.
You'll also get a new Fertile Window in the Cycle Insights section of features. This gives more information to women about their cycle and fertility journey who may be trying to conceive.
Finally, you'll be able to find out even more about your stress levels in the Daytime Stress section. You can learn more about your different stress patterns throughout the course of the day and how your daily habits are affecting your stress and recovery.
More From GB News