Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study offers reassurance on COVID shots, women's periods
One of the first studies to track whether COVID-19 vaccination might affect women's periods found a small and temporary change.
Jan 9, 2022
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News tagged with birth control app
Biomedical technology
Setting a new standard for hormone health
Half the population lives with monthly ovarian hormone cycles. Those cycles impact menstrual patterns, fertility, and much more, but stigmas around hormone problems have limited awareness about hormone health.
Nov 9, 2021
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Health
Swedish regulator ends investigation of birth control app
Swedish regulators have closed their investigation of a birth control app after finding that the rate of unwanted pregnancies, which had gained media attention, was actually in line with clinical data.
Sep 13, 2018
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Health
UK regulator says ad for birth control app were misleading
Britain's advertising regulator says a birth control app's Facebook advertisement contained misleading claims that breached the country's advertising code.
Aug 29, 2018
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Health
Birth control app highlights emerging health tech market
The condom, the pill and now, the smartphone?
Aug 17, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Birth control: there's an app for that
After 65 years of putting up with the pill's side effects, women finally have an effective, drug-free alternative. And it's all thanks to one badass lady scientist (and her husband).
Feb 2, 2018
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Health
Period tracking apps failing users in basic ways, study finds
A new study finds that smartphone apps to track menstrual cycles often disappoint users with a lack of accuracy, assumptions about sexual identity or partners, and an emphasis on pink and flowery form over function and customization.
May 2, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mobile health app simplifies process of choosing birth control method
A new, free iPad application developed at UCLA helps women navigate through the sometimes confusing process of selecting a birth control method without sacrificing quality of information. The app is appealing to look at, ...
May 8, 2013
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