Our Take on Natural Cycles°

Recently, Bloomberg released an in-depth interview of the creators of the “birth control app,” Natural Cycles, checking in after a recent PR crisis that shook their reputation. This has brought increased attention to an entire array of fertility monitoring apps — including our own CycleProGo — and period tracking apps that don’t provide fertility awareness…

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NBC Misreports Family Planning Statistics

On Friday, NBC News released a news piece covering the reactions of various Ob-Gyns to the recent FDA approval granted to Natural Cycles, the first app to officially qualify as a contraceptive. But there are a few important elements that NBC misrepresented. The Rhythm Method The NBC article starts with a glaring mistake: comparing Natural…

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First FA App Receives FDA Approval

On August 10, 2018 FDA granted approval to Natural Cycles as a software application for contraception.  This marks the first time the FDA has approved a fertility charting medical device for use as a contraceptive.  Previous devices have been approved as aids to conception but carried the caution they are not to be used for…

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