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How Reliable Are Fertility Tracking Apps?

How Reliable Are Fertility Tracking Apps?

Update: 2025-01-14
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A study in England and Wales has suggested that there has been an increase in the proportion of women seeking abortions, despite using “natural” methods of preventing pregnancy, such as fertility tracking apps.

How accurate are these apps, and how much data is stored on them?

Dr. Laura Cullen, Cork GP and Director of Women’s Health with the Irish College of General Practitioners and Elaine Burke, host of the For Tech’s Sake podcast, joined Matt to discuss this.

Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the chat.

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How Reliable Are Fertility Tracking Apps?

How Reliable Are Fertility Tracking Apps?