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01-16-2018, 10:10 PM
Contraceptive app "Natural Cycles" is being blamed for 37 unwanted pregnancies
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Birth control apps may be convenient but they're not proven to be more effective than any other method of contraception.
Not convinced? Cut to Natural Cycles (https://www.naturalcycles.com/en), a birth control app that's currently being blamed for 37 unwanted pregnancies, according to Swedish publication SVT (https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/p-app-anmals-till-lakemedelsverket).*
Natural Cycles — which once claimed (http://mashable.com/2017/02/09/natural-cycles-birth-control-app/?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source) to be "the only approved contraceptive app out there" — appealed to users through confident branding, touting the lack of side effects that pills and IUDs can cause. And while that sounds nice, with no hormonal regulations, the app's potential for success is a bit dubious.
SEE ALSO: If you really don't want to get pregnant, don't use this fancy app. Get an IUD. (http://mashable.com/2017/02/09/natural-cycles-birth-control-app/) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/16/birth-control-app-blamed-for-37-unwanted-pregnancies/)
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Birth control apps may be convenient but they're not proven to be more effective than any other method of contraception.
Not convinced? Cut to Natural Cycles (https://www.naturalcycles.com/en), a birth control app that's currently being blamed for 37 unwanted pregnancies, according to Swedish publication SVT (https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/p-app-anmals-till-lakemedelsverket).*
Natural Cycles — which once claimed (http://mashable.com/2017/02/09/natural-cycles-birth-control-app/?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source) to be "the only approved contraceptive app out there" — appealed to users through confident branding, touting the lack of side effects that pills and IUDs can cause. And while that sounds nice, with no hormonal regulations, the app's potential for success is a bit dubious.
SEE ALSO: If you really don't want to get pregnant, don't use this fancy app. Get an IUD. (http://mashable.com/2017/02/09/natural-cycles-birth-control-app/) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/16/birth-control-app-blamed-for-37-unwanted-pregnancies/)
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