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Fertility Awareness Methods (FAMs)
High-tech fertility apps: What’s the deal with Natural Cycles?
We're taking a closer look at Natural Cycles digital birth control.
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Which fertility and period tracking apps can you trust?
New research looks at which of the oh-so-many period tracking and fertility awareness apps out there actually work.
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Low-effort fertility tracking coming soon: Priya Ring
Want to know when you're ovulating? A thermometer for your vadge may be just what you've been waiting for.
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Fertility awareness: Birth control and beyond!
Understanding your body's natural cycles can be useful for getting pregnant—and for avoiding pregnancy.
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Birth control for breastfeeding moms
Just had a baby? Congrats and good luck! Now, what birth control are you using?
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Keep on suckin'
Do you even need birth control if you’re breastfeeding?
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Andre, 29, fertility awareness
Fertility tracking is free… it doesn’t cost a thing.
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Breastfeeding: good for baby—and for mom’s birth control
Effective birth control isn’t always a product made by a pharmaceutical company…
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Lindsay, 20, fertility awareness methods
I've been charting and tracking for about three years.
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Angela, 22, fertility awareness methods
I like that it forces you to get in tune with your own body.
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Rachel, 26, fertility awareness methods
It doesn't mean "sexless" during those "unsafe" days.