PCOS Awareness Month: OvuSense Review

Tell all ya friends and neighbors!

After using it for 3 months, I’m sharing my brutally honest OvuSense review of it and how it’s worked for me with PCOS, plus a 20% DISCOUNT FOR YOU!!!

Last updated: May 12, 2020. I still use OvuSense every night and added a FAQ section to hopefully help you guys out with some questions I get a lot with this! Scroll to the end of the post to read 🙂

I shared a few days ago our infertility story. If you missed it and are interested, you can read that full story here. Don’t worry – even though it’s kind of a bummer, I sprinkled it with sarcasm and humor.

I’m not sure how many of you are anything like me, but at one point I had 6 fertility apps on my phone that essentially tracked the exact same information and guess what – it was ALL WRONG!

Predictions of new cycles? Wrong.

Prediction of a shift in my body temperatures? Again, wrong.

I was beginning to get frustrated when I stumbled across the Ava Bracelet. Even though it wasn’t approved for people like me with PCOS, I went ahead and got it to try out anyway.

I wrote about that too, but as I suspected, it’s also REALLY wrong. It’s not Ava’s fault. They are very clear it’s not for women with PCOS like me.

But then creeped in this little guy out of nowhere.

Okay, maybe not out of nowhere, but I was researching as I normally do and stumbled across this and had never heard of it but it was proven to predict ovulation within 99% accuracy for people with PCOS! I was intrigued!

What is OvuSense?

OvuSense is a fertility monitor worn internally overnight that takes your body temperature every 5 minutes and then automatically records it in an app in the morning.

OvuSense predicts ovulation up to 24 hours in advance and confirms ovulation with 99% accuracy, even if you have PCOS!

Now, I’m a 6 on the enneagram so of course, I’m skeptic of this, but I also really like science and numbers.

How to read OvuSense Chart

Good lord, wanna talk about bearing my soul?

I mean here’s literally the most intimate details of my life RIGHT HERE. This was my first cycle using OvuSense.

See, the dot that’s circled in gray? OvuSense says I ovulated! Say whaaaa? It says I ovulated on day 32.

Most “normal” cycles are only 28 days and by day 28 my body hadn’t even ovulated yet.

The temperatures to the left of that circle are all below that gray line and the temperatures to the right are all above it which is an indication that ovulation actually happened.

My body didn’t hate me that month! Still not pregnant and still struggling to conceive, but nonetheless, here we are.

I also got a good insight about my luteal phase – after using this, on months I actually ovulate, my luteal phase is never more than 10 days long.

Just for fun, here’s my most recent cycle that ended just a couple days ago.

See those temperatures? And see that sad little notification in the top right?

Yup. Body extra hated me this month. Truthfully, this is another argument for the benefits of keto and PCOS.

This was the first month I trailed far off keto and the first month my body didn’t ovulate since I’ve had OvuSense.

Pros of OvuSense

Speed of sync

One thing I am increasingly not happy about with Ava is how long it takes in the morning to sync.

With OvuSense, I literally have to tap the end of my iPhone to the monitor in the mornings and bam. It’s synced.

Accuracy

Well, mostly.

See this huge jump in temperatures above? This was the month I was diagnosed with meningitis and although I could have ovulated, I think the dates may be off due to the fever I had with it.

Other than that, I feel pretty confident about my other 2 cycles so far.

Ease of use

Seriously. It’s SO EASY. No bracelet. No worrying about a long time syncing. It’s really the whole concept of “set it and forget it.”

Support of a nurse

This is probably one of my favorite features. OvuSense comes with a free meeting with one of their fertility specialists. There’s also a Facebook group where you can go to have other eyes on your chart and ask for advice or help! I’ve found it super useful!

Cons of OvuSense

Cost

Of course y’all know how I feel about this. It sucks enough we just out here trying to do something most women can do without any help.

But add to that we have to PAY for help. BOOOOO. And lemme tell you, this thing ain’t cheap. Cheaper than IVF or IUI, sure, but good LAWD.

Replace yearly

The great thing is that OvuSense has no “battery” so you don’t have to charge it every day, but the bad side is you do have to replace it every year which means you have to make sure you can order it before it “expires”. However, the silver lining is the new sensor is free, you just pay the shipping and processing fee once you choose a subscription!

OvuSense vs. Ava Bracelet

After using Ava for about 6+ months and OvuSense for about 4, my vote for me personally is OvuSense.

Ava has been glitchy, it’s not accurate for women like us with PCOS, and I haven’t found it to be super useful for me.

OvuSense is for sure accurate, way more easy to use and about the same price as Ava Bracelet.

So, in my humble, non-medical opinion, if you have PCOS, are struggling to conceive and are trying to decide between the two, go with OvuSense.

What’s In It For YOU?

Blah, blah, blah. Show me the money. Okay! OvuSense was SO KIND to give you guys 20% off your purchase with the code ‘CARMEN’!

Also, I know it’s a long shot, but if you legit have any questions about it or want to talk more in depth, I would really LOVE to help you!

Feel free to contact me on my website or you can slide up in my Instagram DMs and I would be more than happy to help!

Thank you to OvuSense for allowing me to try their product for a couple months. I promise you that all opinions are my own. Ya girl will never be paid to say something she doesn’t wanna. EVER.