Pregnancy prevention: the importance of DOT
Many women plan to get pregnant, but what about those who don’t want kids at the moment? Now, there’s an app for that. By NICOLE ORAN There are many mobile applications already on the market that allow women to track their menstrual cycles, either for simple regulation, monitoring purposes, or there are those aimed toward women who are specifically trying to get pregnant. There aren’t many designed for pregnancy prevention. Cycle Technologies has been focused on women’s reproductive health since it was founded by Leslie Heyer in 2002. The company’s newest free iOS app, DOT, which is out today via iTunes, uses Dynamic Optimal Timing technology. It does what the others on the market do as well, but what makes it stand out is that it’s also designed for those who don’t want to get pregnant. They might not be using contraceptive methods for various reasons but still want to be proactive about monitoring that risk. When a woman uses DOT, she can specify from the beginning what her g