{"id":7536,"date":"2017-02-22T10:16:21","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T18:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avawomen.com\/?p=7536\/"},"modified":"2022-01-18T14:21:45","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T22:21:45","slug":"ava-data-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.avawomen.com\/avaworld\/ava-data-means\/","title":{"rendered":"What Your Ava Data Means"},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve probably heard of basal body temperature and OPKs. But the Ava Bracelet provides information that you might never have heard of before. Why does Ava measure more\u00a0than just temperature?<\/p>\n

In fertility tracking, there is a lot of focus on using urine tests and the temperature method to pinpoint ovulation. There are downsides to these methods: temperature can only tell you after you\u2019ve already ovulated, when your fertile window is over. And LH tests only give you a very small fertile window of 12 \u2013 48 hours, when your fertile window is actually six days long.<\/p>\n

Changes in other physiological parameters, such as resting pulse rate and breathing rate, can help give a more comprehensive view of the cycle and contribute to earlier detection of the fertile window.<\/p>\n

The chart below shows the typical pattern of menstrual cycle hormones. While progesterone increases only after ovulation, estradiol increases just before ovulation. The parameters that Ava measures correlate with both estradiol and progesterone.<\/p>\n

To help you make sense of the new parameters that Ava monitors, we put together this in-depth guide.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Skin Temperature<\/h2>\n

What is it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Skin temperature is the temperature measured at the surface of the skin. Ava measures the skin temperature at your wrist.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s a normal skin temperature? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Your skin temperature is lower than your oral temperature and averages are between 90.5 – 98.2 degrees Fahrenheit.<\/p>\n

What kind of pattern should I see in my skin temperature?<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the night, when you are in your deepest sleep, your body reaches its very lowest temperature, called your basal body temperature. Where you are in your cycle influences your basal body temperature. The classic pattern is for temperature to be low and somewhat variable in the first half of your cycle, then increase within a day or two after ovulation and remain elevated until your next period begins.<\/p>\n

This pattern won\u2019t look exactly the same for every woman or for every cycle, but for the majority of ovulatory cycles, there will be a clear biphasic <\/em>temperature pattern. In other words, when you look at your chart as a whole, temperatures should be lower in the first half of your cycle and higher in the second half of your cycle.<\/p>\n

What to look for in your Ava data<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Temperature is low and variable in the first half of the cycle<\/li>\n
  2. Average temperature typically increases by about one half of one degree Fahrenheit within a few days after ovulation<\/li>\n
  3. Temperature typically remains elevated until the end of the cycle<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Resting Pulse Rate<\/h2>\n

    What is it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Resting pulse rate is the number of times your heart beats per minute when you are completely at rest.<\/p>\n

    What\u2019s a normal resting pulse rate?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Typical RPR is between 40 \u2013 80 bpm. If you are very physically active, your RPR may be even lower than 40 bpm. Stress, illness, and alcohol can cause temporary increases in RPR\u2014as can pregnancy!<\/p>\n

    What kind of pattern should I see in my resting pulse rate?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Ava\u2019s research partner, the University Hospital of Zurich, conducted a clinical study<\/a> looking at RPR throughout the menstrual cycle. It found that in an average cycle, RPR is lowest during menstruation, but several days before ovulation, it begins to increase. It continues to increase after ovulation<\/a>, reaching a peak in the mid-luteal phase.<\/p>\n

    What to look for in your Ava data<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. RPR is usually lowest during or just after menstruation.<\/li>\n
    2. For most women, RPR begins to rise within the five days leading up to ovulation. The exact amount of this rise can vary from woman to woman, but the average increase we found in our clinical study was a two beats per minute.<\/li>\n
    3. For many\u2014but not all\u2014women, RPR continues to increase after ovulation, reaching a peak in the mid-luteal phase. For some women, RPR continues to rise after ovulation, but then falls again during the luteal phase.<\/li>\n
    4. RPR tends to fall back down to baseline levels in the days just before or just after menstruation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Breathing Rate<\/h2>\n

      What is it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Breathing rate is the number of breaths you take per minute (bpm).<\/p>\n

      What\u2019s a normal breathing rate?<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Breathing rate can vary widely during the course of a day due to your activities, but typical breathing rates during sleep range from 10 \u2013 25 bpm.<\/p>\n

      What kind of pattern should I see in my breathing rate?<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Several studies have shown that breathing rate is lower in the follicular phase (from the first day of your period until ovulation) and higher in the luteal phase (from the day after ovulation until the day before your next period)[2.https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/23850226].<\/p>\n

      What to look for in your Ava data<\/strong><\/p>\n