Senior Capstone
Our device, “OvuTrack,” was developed as part of our senior capstone project at The College of New Jersey. The senior capstone is a project for seniors to apply their engineering skills and knowledge to solve a real-world problem. For ours, we chose OvuTrack. OvuTrack monitors menstrual cycles, identifies fertility windows, and promotes reproductive health for better family planning and early detection of hormonal and cycle irregularities.
Current Problem
Current fertility tracking methods are often inaccurate, inefficient, and not easily accessible. Many existing approaches monitor only a single pattern or data input at a time, limiting their reliability. At the same time, a global decline in fertility rates underscores the urgent need for improved reproductive health tools. Expensive and invasive fertility tests further restrict access, while app-based cycle calculations frequently rely solely on user input, leading to inaccuracies. This lack of affordable, accurate, and inclusive options is especially concerning given that approximately 26% of the world’s population experiences a menstrual cycle each month.
Solution
Ovutrack is vital due to the global decline in fertility, driven by limited resources, lack of knowledge, and socioeconomic factors. It supports not only fertility tracking but also ovulation and menstruation monitoring. User input without real-time data is solely relied on, leaving women with only symptom descriptions and delayed test results when experiencing cycle issues. This device can offer real-time monitoring and measurable data to correlate with symptoms. This will be done by measuring skin temperature, heart rate, and skin conductance as these measurements correlate with tracking menstruation and fertility.