One of the most notable features of the watch is tracking menstrual cycles with wrist temperature sensors.
Apple said the tool can be helpful for family planning.
It relies on an age-old fertility monitoring technique that is used both for inducing and avoiding pregnancy.
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Heres what you’re gonna wanna know about the newest Apple Watch health features.
Period and Fertility Tracking
Apples ovulation tracker uses a method calledbasal body temperature.
The Apple Watch measures basal body temperature every five seconds overnight, when the body is most at rest.
Basal body temperature recordings are best taken immediately after waking up, ideally at the same time every day.
In our hectic lives, this can be difficult to perform.
The basal body temperature method is one of the least effective birth control measures.
There are many reasons why basal body temperature can rise and ovulatory cycles are not always regular.
Apple uses end-to-end encryption, so it does not have the key to decrypt the data.
Unusual temperature shifts could be a sign of health conditions like fibroids orpolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Users can set up a custom schedule for each medication and note how often they must take it.
Their phone or watch will send a reminder when its time to take their medication.
Additionally, using their iPhone camera, users can upload an image of their medications Rx label.
Many Apple Watches will notify people when their heart rate gets too high or too low.
Newer versions contain an electrocardiogram (ECG) app.
If the symptoms align with a serious condition, the Watch will prompt them to call emergency services.
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