Medical sources
The same list is inside the app, under Settings → Medical sources, and under every term it explains.
Ovena explains 110 clinic terms. Every one of them is written from the published sources below, and every source is linked so you can read it yourself.
Ovena does not calculate doses, interpret results or predict outcomes, and nothing in the app is medical advice. Where your clinic's instructions differ from anything here, your clinic's instructions are the ones that apply to you.
ICMART · WHO · ESHRE · ASRM
The International Glossary on Infertility and Fertility Care, 2017 Zegers-Hochschild F, et al. Fertility and Sterility. 2017;108(3):393–406. Endorsed by 16 organisations.
ALPHA Scientists in Reproductive Medicine · ESHRE SIG Embryology
The Istanbul consensus workshop on embryo assessment Human Reproduction. 2011;26(6):1270–1283.
ESHRE
Ovarian Stimulation for IVF/ICSI — ESHRE Guideline European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.
Routine Psychosocial Care in Infertility and Medically Assisted Reproduction European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.
ESHRE PGT Consortium
Preimplantation Genetic Testing — ESHRE Guideline European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.
NICE (United Kingdom)
Fertility problems: assessment and treatment (CG156) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
RCOG
The Management of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome — Green-top Guideline No. 5 Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
ASRM Practice Committee
Practice Committee documents American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
ASRM
Patient fact sheets and booklets American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
HFEA (United Kingdom)
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, the UK fertility regulator.
Treatment add-ons with limited evidence Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.
Using donated eggs, sperm or embryos in treatment Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.
Surrogacy Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.
NHS (United Kingdom)
IVF National Health Service.
Miscarriage National Health Service.
World Health Organization
WHO laboratory manual for the examination and processing of human semen, 6th edition
ACOG
Treating Infertility — patient FAQ American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Hysteroscopy — patient FAQ American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Levels Test
Luteinizing Hormone (LH) Levels Test
TSH (Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone) Test
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Progesterone — drug information
Leuprolide Injection — drug information
How the cycle ring is laid out
Ovena draws the phases of a cycle in the usual order and spacing described in the ESHRE ovarian stimulation guideline — for example egg retrieval about 36 hours after the trigger injection, and a blastocyst transfer about five days after retrieval. This is a default layout, not a plan: every date in the app comes from the protocol you type in, and you can change any of it.
The on-device summary is not cited
On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, Ovena can add one plain-language sentence written on the device itself. That sentence is generated rather than quoted, so it carries no citation — it is shown separately, labelled, and marked as something that can be wrong and is not medical advice. Everything above is shown whether or not that sentence appears.