---
title: "Medical disclaimer: what Ruva can and can't do"
description: "Ruva is a wellness tool for recording what you notice. It isn't medical advice, a medical device or contraception, and its estimates can be wrong."
url: "https://myruva.co/medical-disclaimer"
language: "en-GB"
version: "1.10"
updated: "2026-11-12"
---

# Medical disclaimer

*Version 1.10 · Last updated 12 November 2026*

Ruva helps you record your periods and what you notice day to day, and look back at your own history. It's a wellness tool. Please read this before relying on anything it shows you.

## Ruva doesn't give medical advice

The app, its guides, its health checks and the community offer general information. They can't take your health, history or circumstances into account the way a doctor, nurse, midwife or pharmacist can. Don't delay getting advice, or ignore advice you've been given, because of something you've read in Ruva.

## Ruva isn't a medical device

Ruva doesn't diagnose, treat or prevent any condition. A health check, a pattern in your entries or the doctor summary can be a useful thing to take to an appointment, but only a professional can assess what it means.

## Ruva isn't contraception

Fertile-window estimates mustn't be used to avoid pregnancy, and there are no "safe days" in Ruva. Pregnancy is possible on more days than an estimate shows. If you want to avoid pregnancy, ask a doctor, nurse, pharmacist or sexual health service about a method that suits you.

## Estimates can be wrong

Predictions for your period, ovulation and fertile window are based on what you've logged and on typical cycles. They're less certain when cycles vary, after stopping hormonal contraception, after a birth and in perimenopause. Ruva can't confirm ovulation or pregnancy.

## Medicines

Ruva keeps track of what you take and when, but it never suggests a dose. Doses come from your prescriber or pharmacist. Don't start, stop or change a medicine because of something in Ruva without checking with them first.

## The community

Posts in the community are other people's experiences, not professional advice, and we don't check them for accuracy. What helped someone else may not be right for you.

## Getting help

If you feel very unwell, are in severe pain, are bleeding heavily, have thoughts of harming yourself, or are worried about your pregnancy or your baby, call your local emergency number or get urgent medical help now. In the app, **When to get help** lists the signs to act on and the numbers for where you get care.

The [Terms of Use](https://myruva.co/terms) set out these limits formally.