It is not a secret that just a few decades ago, talking about menstruation and everything that this universe entails was a taboo, entire generations lived within their homes that this trait was classified only as the step to identify that a girl became a womanr. However, thanks to scientific advances and new conceptions, today the reproductive health and well-being of women has become an issue on the table.
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Added to this is the fact that new technologies, devices and applications are becoming ideal allies for women to monitor and thus be able to understand in greater detail behaviors and body reactions that were previously ignored.
Precisely, Apple presented in the most recent update of its smart watches the inclusion of a technology that has women as its central focus. For this edition, the American brand developed a section within its ‘Health’ ecosystem focused on menstrual cycles.
What does Cycle Control work for?
‘Cycle Control’ has several tools within its interface: It allows you to record the menstrual cycle, as well as the symptoms and results of ovulation tests to obtain a detailed follow-up. In addition, thanks to the information previously provided, the technological tool uses the records to predict the next period and which are the fertile days.
Basically the more information provided, the more feedback the system provides. With the above, the device profiles the user’s usual symptoms to be able to indicate if there are irregular, infrequent, prolonged periods or symptoms related to future health problems.
To get an idea, Apple in conjunction with the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and the National Institute of Environmental Sciences of the United States, managed to analyze more than 500,000 participants, yielding quite interesting results, such as the one from the sample women’s general, 12% were diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome.
How do you predict ovulation and symptoms with the Apple Watch?
Although it is true that the predictions are based on information provided to the application, there are other tools developed by the technological giant that allow women to understand their symptoms in depth.
The newest is the constant monitoring of the user’s temperaturethis is directly related to changes in your ovulation and is done from the Apple Watch automatically, which helps make the prediction even more accurate.
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In fact, as a result of the data analysis, according to the health report recently presented by Apple, it was established that the most common menstrual symptoms are abdominal cramps, bloating, and fatigue. Well, among all the participants who had recorded their symptoms, more than 60 percent had those three and more than 50 percent had acne and headaches.
And what is all this information for?
Undoubtedly, although the first objective of these monitoring could be linked to family planning, there are other data that contribute to the prevention of diseases and conditions that in many cases end up being silent “enemies”.
Even so that the user fully understands what her menstrual cycle is like, the application generates a PDF report with your recorded history during the last 12 months. This contributes to the identification of patterns such as irregular, infrequent and prolonged periods, among others, in addition to issuing alerts or notifications if something unusual is detected.