by Kati Bicknell | Aug 29, 2012 | Fertility, Menstruation, Ovulation
The Quantified Self is the idea that by tracking things about your body you can live a happier and healthier life. Hardware devices like the Fitbit and Withings scale measure your daily activity and weight respectively so people can set and reach activity and weight...
by Laura Wershler | Aug 22, 2012 | Birth Control, Fertility, Menstruation, Ovulation, Pregnancy, Reproduction
Your fertility is not a deep, dark mystery only your doctor can unravel. It’s yours to own, understand and manage. Forget the ticking biological clock, it’s the wrong metaphor. Fertility ebbs and flows, like the phases of the moon. It’s about the...
by Kati Bicknell | Jul 31, 2012 | Fertility, Ovulation
I’ve been doing research on my own menstrual cycle for almost four years, charting my cycle using the Fertility Awareness Method. My cycles have always been wacky. I got my period when I was 11 but bled only a couple times a year, until, at my doctor’s...
by Paula Derry | Jul 23, 2012 | Fertility, Hormones, New Research
A scientific paper was recently published which looked at how shifting patterns of daily light and darkness affect pregnancy in mice. The authors were interested in this question because studies have suggested that humans who experience such patterns, such as shift...
by Kati Bicknell | Jun 20, 2012 | Fertility, Menstruation
I’m obsessed with fertility charting, and in my search for a Fertility Awareness app that met my needs, my husband and I created one. The most important thing to us are our users, and their feedback is gold. We learned the hard way that women want to chart on their...