"Natural Cycles" has recently received its awaited US Food and Drug Administration approval to use wearable tech data for its application needs. The company's app monitors the menstrual cycle, fertility, and birth control to help women in conceiving and properly planning their future, with the help of modern technology like a calculator and wearables.
Applications which focus on menstrual cycles and other fertility calculator has a fair share of disputes in the recent happenings, especially as data distribution is a popularly sensitive topic in these times.
Natural Cycles gets FDA Approval for Wearable Tech
According to Natural Cycles, the company has been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its data use from wearable tech and other external accessories to be used for its application. This is a massive development for the fertility app, especially as it could potentially help the women which use it have a better understanding of their bodies.
Using an application to understand one's body is one of the many popular advantages that smartphones and the internet have brought to the public. It can also help in diagnosing and explaining different phenomenons which people do not understand, especially those which are not inclined more to the medical industry.
Natural Cycles have their wearables to offer to the public, but other third-party ones can also contribute to their application's data needs for better integration to the application.
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Wearable Tech for Fertility
Wearable tech like the Apple Watch has known benefits for its users, and it also helps in detecting unknown conditions which would help in explaining the body more to the user.
In one case, the watch has helped in detecting the notorious "widowmaker heart attack," which could have been fatal to the person who was experiencing it.
However, in terms of fertility, it is a whole different topic, especially as it focuses more on the state of the female body, and the factors which affect birth and reproduction. However, the wearables and the app are still limited to what is inputted by the user, and what is detected by the accessory.
Of course, it is still not that in-depth, especially in seeing or hearing what a person's state is.
How Does Wearable Tech Work for Other Purposes?
As mentioned earlier, wearable tech has more features than what is initially perceived of it, especially as the accessory has evolved over the years and looks more into user preferences. Some users use wearable tech for health purposes, and some for recreational monitoring like sports, fitness, and daily lifestyle.
Others use wearables for fashion and its technology side, where it provides alerts and an interface that could make one's life easier.
Applications like Natural Cycle is a massive market for wearable tech, and it could help massively, especially for expectant mothers or those wanting to start a family.
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Written by Isaiah Richard
