You can log a host of symptoms and other factors from the wrist.
Although modern smartwatches and fitness trackers have been around for nearly a years, period tracking didnt get here until 2018. These combinations shared familiar functions with your standard period-tracking app– however a big difference was that rather of needing to take out your phone, you could view or input data from your wrist. And, since these features became part of a wearable platform, users might see how their health trends correlated to their menstruations in one location.
Tracking your menstrual cycles digitally can be more practical than needing to pull out a physical calendar or inputting dates into a spreadsheet. But prior to you get started, there are a few things to consider.
You should acknowledge that you are handing delicate health data– including data about your sexual activity– over to a third party. Its a wise idea to brush up on a wearable makers health data personal privacy policy and seriously consider whether youre comfortable with the potential effects and imperfections of these features.
While you can utilize these features to direct fertility preparation, you need to never ever utilize them as your sole approach of contraception. No smartwatch period tracking function is cleared by the FDA for that purpose.
Not every wearable platform natively supports period tracking. That said, here are some that do and how you can begin.
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Apple Watch
To begin with, heres where you can find Apples Health app privacy policy and an extra support page on the companys policy concerning health records.
While you can absolutely download a third-party duration tracking app onto your Apple Watch, you can likewise decide to utilize Apples native option: Cycle Tracking. Cycle Tracking will allow you to log your period, as well as signs, sexual activity, and spotting.
If thats what you choose, you do have the choice of logging your period details straight into the Health app. Thats due to the fact that its a feature offered to everybody, not simply Apple Watch owners. Specific things, like marking whether youre pregnant, must be done from your iPhone.
That stated, it can be useful to log your symptoms as they occur on your wrist– lest you forget the information later. Cycle Tracking is among the apps thats preloaded on the Watch, so you dont need to download it.
To log your period directly from the wrist:
Image: Garmin.
Garmin.
You can discover Garmins privacy policy here.
You might want to take your period into consideration when setting up a training regimen if youre a professional athlete. While the Apple Watch and Fitbits offer physical fitness tracking, they go for a more basic audience. While Garmin accommodates them, too, it likewise provides another level of information for hardcore athletes. The app offers insights into which supplements might be helpful in stopping cramping.
Scroll down and select Menstrual Cycle.
Image: Fitbit.
Hit the digital crown to bring you to the grid or list view of your apps
Navigate to the Cycle Tracking app
At the top, you can swipe left or right to select a day. The default is the existing day.
To add data, hit + next to the field of your choice. You can select Period, Symptoms, Sexual Activity, or Spotting.
Within the individual menus, tap the data you want to log. (Eg. Period > > Had Flow/ No Flow > > Light Flow/ Medium Flow/ Heavy Flow.).
Tap Done in the leading right corner.
Scroll down to see a Summary of your Period Prediction, Last Menstrual Period, and Ongoing Factors.
Open the Garmin Connect app.
Hit the More tab in the bottom.
Select Health Stats.
Fitbit.
Heres Fitbits Privacy Policy, which includes its health information sharing policy.
Unlike the Apple Watch, Fitbit just permits you to see your period information from the wrist. You cant log directly using the watch or tracker itself. You can, nevertheless, log your cycles, symptoms, ovulation test results, sexual activity, fluids, and whether you took the morning after tablet within the phone app.
To see period data on the wrist, you need to first set up menstrual health tracking in the Fitbit app.
In the Fitbit app, struck the Today tab.
The Menstrual Health tile should appear like a pink droplet.
Struck the Edit button in the leading right if the tile isnt currently there.
Scroll down and tap the Menstrual Health tile to add it.
Youll then be prompted to respond to a couple of concerns about your cycle for its forecast and fertile window features.
The Menstrual Cycle card within the Garmin Connect app will inform you what day of your duration youre on and which cycle phase youre in and offer a forecast for when your next cycle will start. You can also log individual notes, in addition to record your flow, physical symptoms, mood, discharge, ovulation, sex, and sex drive. You can likewise get period and fertility forecasts, in addition to set up period tips.
You can log your duration within the Garmin Connect app or on a compatible Garmin device. (You can see a list here.) Suitable Garmin trackers have a Menstrual Cycle Tracking widget, which lets you check your cycle information along with log symptoms.
When you combine your gadget to your smartphone, Garmin needs to walk you through establishing different features, including menstrual health tracking. If not, or you require to avoid the tutorial and established later on, heres how to begin.
Swipe up from the clock face.
This must raise a summary dashboard of Todays statistics.
Scroll down to the Menstrual Health tile. You should have the ability to see when your next predicted period is.
Garmin also has a menstrual health tracking function.
In the Calendar view, your predicted duration dates will be highlighted in pink. You may likewise be periodically asked to confirm whether your duration information is appropriate. The Trends tab will reveal you your cycle history, along with a couple of statistics about your typical period length, typical projected ovulation, and typical cycle length.
To view this information on your wrist:.
Tap Get Started and respond to the triggers about your period– and thats it!
Period tracking can be a valuable tool in monitoring your health, but at the end of the day, its also optional. Even if you choose to track your duration digitally, you dont have to input every sign or your sex if it makes you uncomfortable. Its likewise completely okay to pull out or pick analog choices as well.
While you can definitely download a third-party period tracking app onto your Apple Watch, you can likewise opt to use Apples native choice: Cycle Tracking. Cycle Tracking will enable you to log your duration, as well as signs, sexual activity, and identifying. The Trends tab will reveal you your cycle history, along with a couple of stats about your typical period length, typical projected ovulation, and typical cycle length.
The Menstrual Cycle card within the Garmin Connect app will inform you what day of your period youre on and which cycle phase youre in and use a forecast for when your next cycle will begin. You can also get duration and fertility forecasts, as well as set up duration tips.
Open the Garmin Connect app.
Tap the More tab in the bottom.
Select Settings, and after that User Settings.
Image: Samsung.
Samsung.
You can find Samsungs privacy policy here.
Samsung was late to include duration tracking to its wearables, only adding the feature in 2020. That offers you the alternative of downloading a third-party duration app if you choose that.
Samsung introduced period tracking in 2020 on the Galaxy Watch 3.
Garmin is special in that it permits you to track pregnancy in a more extensive method. Pregnant users can get info about their babys size and weight guidelines and log symptoms, blood glucose, and child motions. It also provides explainers about how pregnancy may impact Garmins other metrics and training features.
To enable pregnancy tracking:.
Initially, inspect to see if your device currently has the Menstrual Cycle Tracking widget pre-installed.
If not, you can download the widget from the Garmin Connect IQ store.
The widget requires you to give access to run in the background, receive and send out details, push notifications, and Garmin Connect physical fitness profile.
You ought to now have the ability to browse to the widget on your watch.
Tap to open the widget.
From here, you can see where you are in your cycle, as well as log physical signs.
Tap Cycle Type and select Pregnancy.
From there, you will be prompted to pick your due date, hydration goals, weight gain goals, and the choice to pause your training status.
To view and log signs from the wrist, you need to have currently followed the actions above.
From here, you can tap Enter Period to log your start date.
Under the Daily Log heading, tap Add Log to record your symptoms and other factors.
Select Save to finish.
Samsungs menstrual health tracking resembles those from other wearable makers. You can track your durations, receive cycle predictions, log signs, and tape your state of minds and sex.
To add and see duration data from the wrist:.
Scroll down and tap Womens Health.
Open the Samsung Health app on your watch.
Scroll down to Womens Health.
