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An App That Could Effectively Replace The Contraceptive Pill

A Nobel Prize-winning scientist has created an app that is as effective as the oral contraceptive pill for birth control. The app monitors body temperature and gives the green light for sex when the time is right without the burden of an unwanted pregnancy. The contraceptive pill has been around since the 60s giving women their sexual freedom without the fear of a pregnancy. The new app could replace the pill that came with a lot of health warnings, only if one does not forget the time.  The Tab reports: But the pill doesn’t work for everyone. Last week, The Tab published an interview with 19-year old Natalie Lovatt, who almost died from a blood clot in her brain. This clot was caused by the pill. This month, women on Twitter shared their experiences using the pill, attached to the hashtag #MyPillStory. Many complained of migraines, depression, decreased libido, weight gain and nausea. Many women feel uncomfortable voluntarily consuming hormones. Now there is an all-natural, non-invasive alternative – an app. It’s called Natural Cycles: users take daily body temperature readings, input the data into the app, and it will predict when a woman is ovulating to chart “red” and “green” days. The theory reads that you can have sex on the [...]