Period tracking apps are great and very necessary for some, but there are other apps that bring women’s mental, social and physical wellbeing to their fingertips
Throughout history, there have been discrimination, injustices and stigmas that specifically targeted women; many of which persist today. However, with advances in technology there have also been noticeable advancements in the field of women’s health and wellness in recent years—and many can literally be in the palm of your hand.
Countless apps have been created to make the challenging parts of womanhood easier to manage, and these apps fall under what’s known as “femtech”: the use of technology and data analysis in designing products and services geared towards improving female health and wellbeing. “Femtech” was coined by Ida Tin, the founder of period tracking app Clue, in 2016 and today it covers apps that collectively prioritise the wellbeing of women. From tracking fertility and menstrual cycles to helping women explore their sexuality, femtech apps have proven their worth in how they can help improve women’s everyday lives.
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For reproductive health
Using apps to track menstrual and ovulation cycles have become relatively common, but apps such as Clue take things further by providing additional features such as Irregular Cycles tracker, which allows those with periods take note of aberrations in their monthly cycle, one of the symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). By helping women keep track of what’s normal and abnormal with their cycles, this allows them to seek help as soon as possible if there are any concerning irregularities. What is that saying? Knowledge is power. And power is agency.