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October 20, 2020

Natural Cycles adds wearables to its app

Pending FDA approval, the first wearable to be linked to the app is the Oura Ring.


Mimi Billing

4 min read

Elina Berglund Scherwitzl is cofounder of contraceptive app Natural Cycles.

Every morning, thousands of women wake up, stick a thermometer in their mouth and enter their temperature into the digital contraception app Natural Cycles.

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Natural Cycles are adding smart accessories as the Oura Ring to its app.
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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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