Apps and Devices
What can technology really tell us about our fertility?
It can be a dizzying task to separate fact from fiction when it comes to the world of “Femtech”
Savvy marketing, sleek designs, and promises of fertility insights … the reality is that many femtech companies are making promises they can’t deliver on.
In fact, most period tracker or contraceptive apps are actually putting you at risk of pregnancy!
Not only that, but devices that supposedly help couples to accurately time sex to conceive are often harming their chances with inaccurate predictions.
At Fertility Charting, we want you to become an ✨ educated consumer ✨ – and it all starts here.
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INFO HUB: Skin Wearables for Temperature Tracking
This month, I’ve decided to do a deep-dive into wearable skin temperature trackers. It’s my hope that this Info Hub will be a helpful, comprehensive resource for you to browse through should you be interested in purchasing a wearable skin temperature tracker for Fertility Awareness Based Method (FABM) charting. Without fail, one of the most…
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Daysy Study Retracted From The Scientific Literature
I would like to preface this article by saying that there is no need to panic if you are a current Daysy user. Instead, this would be a good time to do a little research and re-evaluate whether you are still happy to continue using the device based on how seriously you are wanting to…
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Recommended Basal Thermometers
When using the Symptothermal Method of Fertility Awareness, a basal body temperature (BBT) thermometer is required. A BBT thermometer is a highly sensitive thermometer that measures accurately to two decimal places. This is important because the changes that you are looking to identify while charting can be as small as 0.2°C. Your basal body temperature…
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5 Reasons I Don’t Use Daysy or Natural Cycles
Daysy and Natural Cycles are right for some people, but they are not right for all people. To know whether these products are the right choice, customers really need to have been provided with adequate information through the education and healthcare systems as to how their fertility actually functions. Unfortunately, fertility awareness is barely covered…
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Natural Cycles’ FDA Approval: What’s The Big Deal?
You may have heard that Natural Cycles was given the green light by the FDA last week to market itself as an official contraceptive. Natural Cycles predicts when a user can/cannot become pregnant based on that user inputting their daily basal body temperature reading. Understandably, the internet has been abuzz with proponents and sceptics alike debating…
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Should You Trust Fitbit’s New ‘Female Health Tracking’ Predictions?
Fitbit (the popular wearable technology company that allows users to track metrics such as activity, exercise, sleep, weight and more), has finally released their long awaited ‘Female Health Tracking’ feature this week. (And if you weren’t aware of this, well I don’t blame you for living under a rock – things are probably nice and…
