While many women first learned how to chart their fertility cycles with a paper and pencil, many today are turning to cycle-charting and period-tracking apps to record their fertile signs as a part of overall health management or natural birth control. Below you will find articles expounding on which apps are most reliable for reaching family planning goals, and which are most secure from a privacy standpoint. You can also find information on new technologies, often referred to as Femtech, that are helping women reach their health goals.
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Wearable thermometers for symptothermal method charting
By Madison Ayers • December 19, 2024TempDrop, Incorra, Oura, Ava, and more -
Which basal body thermometers sync with a FAM app?
By Madison Ayers • December 17, 2024Your temp-taking options for symptothermal method charting -
We now have an “ovary atlas.” Are we close to creating artificial ovaries?
By Melayna Alicea • December 10, 2024University of Michigan researchers map the human ovary -
Assisted reproductive technology (ART), heart disease, and stroke: What’s the connection?
By Melayna Alicea • October 31, 2024What 2 research studies tell us -
Natural Womanhood Book Review: Period Repair Manual
By Kaitlyn Kulda • October 26, 2024Our full review and rec on whether to buy, borrow, or pass -
NFP helped us avoid pregnancy to care for our daughter’s medical needs
By Elena Tejeda • July 23, 2024We were able to be fully present when our children needed us most -
Natural Womanhood Reviews: What we cheer for (and cringe about) in the Rosy app
By Kristen Curran • July 18, 2024What is women’s health? Depending on what app, website, or newsletters you follow, the answer may take on… -
What we can learn from 600,000 menstrual cycles’ worth of health data
By Kristen Curran • May 23, 2024And how age affects cycle length -
Can a TENS unit help with period or endometriosis pain?
By Melayna Alicea • March 28, 2024How to customize settings for max pain relief -
Pros and cons of Mira, Inito, Kegg, and other femtech devices
By Clare Sharp • February 29, 2024Someday, understanding your health might be as easy as peeing in the toilet