Oova took all the guesswork out of it!
I am a 49 year old perimenopausal woman that has been experiencing symptoms since 2018. I have been a BHRT (bioidentical hormone replacement therapy). As we know, during perimenopause, your Progesterone & Testosterone takes a steady decline down, but your Estrogen can be all over the place. For years, I have complained and dreamed up that one day there would be an at home test that existed so I could know my levels that morning and adjust my BHRT that night. And THEN I found OOVA! It is like they read my cries for help! It is EXACTLY what I needed. Urine (or Saliva) is the ONLY way to test BHRT (it can't be read in the blood) so this is exactly what a woman on BHRT needs! I could cry with relief, as a majority of my brain waves were spent on trying to 'tune into my body' and KNOW where my internal hormones were at and figure out how to tweak my BHRT. How has OOVA helped me? By taking ALL the guesswork out of it. I now know exactly when I ovulate and when my Estrogen is spiking during the second half of my cycle after ovulation (being in perimenopause you never known when these will happen). When I test and read my natural Estrogen spikes happening, I up my BHRT Progesterone. When my estrogen is declining at the second half of my cycle, then I pull my BHRT Progesterone to start a period on day 12 after ovulation. (during perimenopause your ovulation window can change from the normal day 12-14) If I do not spike my own Estrogen to ovulate, I know to add my BHRT Estrogen Cream to help balance out my BHRT Progesterone. Easy Peasy! And SUCH A GAME CHANGER for my physical, mental and emotional health. I can't thank OOVA enough! (neither can my husband because he is tired of hearing me complain about it!). This invention is way overdue. Perimenopause research and assistance is way overdue. I hope all functional medicine doctors (and their patients) realize the power behind your tool to help their BHRT patients during this uncertain perimenopausal time.