See what is usual for you
Understand how long each cycle lasted instead of judging your body against one standard number.
FREE PARENTAURA+ IRREGULAR CYCLE APP
Your cycle may follow its own rhythm. Let ParentAura help you understand it.
Add your period dates and the changes you notice from one cycle to the next. ParentAura brings them together, compares your cycle lengths and helps you recognise what is usual for your body.
A clearer personal picture for your wellbeing and your plans towards motherhood.
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WHEN YOU ARE PLANNING TOWARDS MOTHERHOOD
An irregular cycle can make the timing uncertain. It does not take away your path forward.
When periods arrive at different times, it can be difficult to know where you are in your cycle or when ovulation may happen. You may also find yourself trying to remember which month was longer, when a period was missed or whether a symptom has happened before.
ParentAura keeps that changing picture together, helping you understand your own rhythm, plan with greater clarity and prepare useful information if you speak with a gynaecologist or fertility team.
Know what your history shows
Carry a more organised understanding of your periods as you prepare for pregnancy or begin trying to conceive.
Explain changes more clearly
Have your dates, bleeding and symptoms together when you want professional guidance.
UNDERSTANDING IRREGULAR CYCLES AND PCOS
Irregular periods describe a pattern. PCOS is one possible reason—not a conclusion.
A menstrual cycle begins on the first day of one period and ends the day before the next period begins. Some variation is natural. A cycle may be described as irregular when the number of days changes considerably, periods arrive infrequently or some periods are missed.
PCOS is a hormonal and metabolic condition that can affect ovulation, periods, fertility and other parts of a woman’s health. Its signs can differ greatly between women. An irregular cycle by itself does not mean that you have PCOS.
The gap between periods
The number of days may change from one cycle to another.
Timing may also change
When ovulation happens less regularly, period timing and pregnancy planning can become less predictable.
Your experience is personal
Bleeding, pain, bloating, mood and weight may change alongside your cycle.
One symptom is not a diagnosis
A gynaecologist can consider your history, symptoms and health together when deciding whether further assessment would be useful.
WHAT PARENTAURA KEEPS TOGETHER
See how your cycle changes across the months.
Start with the first day of your latest period. Add bleeding, discomfort or everyday changes whenever they feel relevant. When your next period begins, ParentAura compares the cycles and makes the differences easier to see.
- Period timing
The beginning of each period within one continuous history.
- Cycle-length comparison
Your shortest, longest and average recorded cycles.
- Bleeding and discomfort
Flow, pain and bloating beside the cycle in which they happened.
- Everyday changes
Mood or weight when these details feel useful to your understanding.
One period date is enough to begin. Each future cycle adds more meaning to your personal picture.
YOUR CYCLE PATTERNThree cycles compared
Your recent historyJune–July29 days
July–August37 days
August–September43 days
- Shortest recorded cycle
- 29 days
- Longest recorded cycle
- 43 days
- Average recorded cycle
- 36 days
Bleeding, pain, bloating and mood appear beside the dates you added them.
A sample of what your cycle history can show
HOW IT WORKS
Begin with what you remember today.
- 1
Tell Aura when your latest period began
The first day gives ParentAura a starting point for your current cycle.
- 2
Add the changes that matter to you
Record bleeding flow, pain, bloating or mood whenever you want to remember them.
- 3
Return when your next period begins
ParentAura completes the previous cycle and places the new one beside it.
- 4
See your personal pattern take shape
Compare your shortest, longest and average cycles, along with the changes you chose to add.
A CLEARER PICTURE FOR YOUR CARE
Understanding the pattern is the first step towards understanding the reason.
Cycle timing can change for many reasons. ParentAura helps you see what has been happening without trying to name the cause.
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Your cycle does not need to be regular to be worth understanding.
Begin with the period date you know today. Let ParentAura keep each changing cycle together, so you have a clearer picture for yourself and for the path ahead.