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For many women, tracking their fertility can be an emotional whirlwind

  • Written by Mayara Costa Figueiredo, Ph.D student in Informatics, University of California, Irvine
For many women, tracking their fertility can be an emotional whirlwindSome women use fertility apps to track the chances of pregnancy.ImYanis/shutterstock.com

Have you ever used a health app to track your personal data, such as diet, exercise, or menstrual cycle? Did seeing the data make you feel excited and empowered? Or stressed and frustrated?

With the popularity of self-tracking technologies like apps and...

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