The Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra have skin temperature sensors, which will also be available in the upcoming new versions of the watch. These sensors detect your skin temperature every five seconds during overnight hours, and Apple says it can be used to track fertility. Since ovulation is usually associated with certain changes, including an increase in body temperature, tracking skin temperature can provide valuable information on the days when you may be most fertile.
Since the Apple Watch also has a built-in tracking app for your menstrual cycle, using that data and skin temperature information makes it easier for some women trying to plan their families. Naturally, Apple also makes it clear that this is not an exact science, and should not be used as a form of birth control or as a substitute for more detailed or doctor-advised family planning.
Now, Apple has gone even further, and the Apple Watch can be integrated with the Natural Cycles app, which is specifically designed to track fertility. Natural Cycles can use skin temperature readings from the watch to get a clearer picture of your information. This can help when predicting both fertile and infertile days, which is important whether you’re trying to get pregnant or trying to avoid it.
Every morning, the app will read data from the watch and give you information on whether you are expected to be fertile that day, or not. The FDA has cleared the birth control app because of the accuracy of the information it provides. Using it on the Apple Watch will help increase its effectiveness and offer additional family planning data.
The app is subscription-based, and if you want to use it on your Apple Watch, you’ll need to pay for an app subscription first. Then you can sync it to your watch. Make sure to put your Apple Watch into sleep mode every night when you go to sleep, because it won’t take your temperature if it’s not in that mode.
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