Fertility apps riddled with "alarming" inaccuracies and "disturbing" misinformation could be inadvertently sabotaging the chances of women conceiving, researchers warn.
"This is compounded by incorrect timing for intercourse, incorrect fertile window calculations and pregnancy information," the researchers, from Eve Health fertility clinic in Brisbane and Queensland Fertility Group, reported after analysing 36 of almost 400 popular apps marketed as reliable and effective.Lead author Samantha Costa had noticed a significant number of women reliant on fertility apps were coming to the clinic convinced they were infertile.
"The lack of citing literature and referencing was disturbing," said the research paper that was also presented at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology and submitted to a major fertility journal, but not yet peer-reviewed.Three apps allowed their owners to collect users' personal information without permission, including de-identified demographics, cycle length, symptoms and outcome data.
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