Sexual health experts say more research is needed into the effectiveness of fertility tracking apps in preventing pregnancy.The warning comes after the first such app – Natural Cycles – was given an official approval as a method of contraception.In 2015 a clinical study showed that the app was as effective as the pill.The app works by getting women to enter their body temperatures, ovulation test results and date of menstruation.An algorithm (a set of rules to help solve a problem, run by computer software) then determines whether a woman is fertile on that day.More related storiesThe future of the pillOnline contraceptive pills ‘unsafe’Is my contraceptive pill safe?This should help her make a decision about having unprotected sex.
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