OvuSense Cycle Characteristics Study - Survey |
Introduction
You have been asked to participate in this study as a user of the OvuSense device.
We are particularly interested in understanding how menstrual cycles differ between women, and the reasons for these differences. The OvuSense device captures temperature inside the vagina every five minutes during the night, and this is currently used to predict day of ovulation up to one day in advance. This works by detecting a change in temperature that commonly occurs during ovulation. It may be the case that different changes in temperature during a menstrual cycle relate to other aspects of a woman’s health.
In this study, we will (anonymously) link your answers to the questions in this survey to your OvuSense temperature data to identify different menstrual cycle patterns. We will then examine whether we can use the temperature data to predict fertility problems, such as polycystic ovary syndrome. We will also explore whether ovulation can be predicted earlier during each cycle (e.g. 5 days before the date of ovulation), and the extent to which a device such as OvuSense can be used for pregnancy prevention, by identifying ‘safe’ days when a woman would be unlikely to conceive.
We are particularly interested in understanding how menstrual cycles differ between women, and the reasons for these differences. The OvuSense device captures temperature inside the vagina every five minutes during the night, and this is currently used to predict day of ovulation up to one day in advance. This works by detecting a change in temperature that commonly occurs during ovulation. It may be the case that different changes in temperature during a menstrual cycle relate to other aspects of a woman’s health.
In this study, we will (anonymously) link your answers to the questions in this survey to your OvuSense temperature data to identify different menstrual cycle patterns. We will then examine whether we can use the temperature data to predict fertility problems, such as polycystic ovary syndrome. We will also explore whether ovulation can be predicted earlier during each cycle (e.g. 5 days before the date of ovulation), and the extent to which a device such as OvuSense can be used for pregnancy prevention, by identifying ‘safe’ days when a woman would be unlikely to conceive.
The data you provide in answering this questionnaire will be available to approved researchers at University of Bristol, UK and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, USA and will help in answering important questions on women’s fertility.
Please remember that your answers to all these questions are confidential and will be processed using a unique ID number. All identifying details will be removed by OvuSense staff, and researchers will not be able to link your answers back to your personal data such as your name or address. Your anonymized questionnaire and OvuSense data will only be shared with approved researchers for research described in the participant information sheet.
Some questions may seem very similar to each other. This is because the combination of answers gives a clearer picture than one single answer. There may be questions that seem a bit strange and are not applicable to you because they are about specific problems. We would be very grateful if you would try to answer all the questions, but we understand if there are questions that you either prefer not to answer or are unable to answer. Please just leave these questions blank.
If you need help to complete this questionnaire, please contact us at study@ovusense.com and we will make the necessary arrangements.
Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.
Please remember that your answers to all these questions are confidential and will be processed using a unique ID number. All identifying details will be removed by OvuSense staff, and researchers will not be able to link your answers back to your personal data such as your name or address. Your anonymized questionnaire and OvuSense data will only be shared with approved researchers for research described in the participant information sheet.
Some questions may seem very similar to each other. This is because the combination of answers gives a clearer picture than one single answer. There may be questions that seem a bit strange and are not applicable to you because they are about specific problems. We would be very grateful if you would try to answer all the questions, but we understand if there are questions that you either prefer not to answer or are unable to answer. Please just leave these questions blank.
If you need help to complete this questionnaire, please contact us at study@ovusense.com and we will make the necessary arrangements.
Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.