The Dot family planning application is promising in the first study

Results show that the application is as effective as other modern methods of family planning such as pill and badl rings

An application for everything is the motto of our era. Here is an example for family planning.

The first results of an unprecedented study suggest that the typical use of a family planning application called Dot is as effective as other modern methods to avoid an unwanted pregnancy. 19659004] Researchers from the Institute of Reproductive Health (IRH) of the Georgetown University Medical Center study the use of the application by women during 13 menstrual cycles, or about one year.

The current design of the prospective study is the first to apply the best practices. Guidelines for Evaluating Methods Based on Knowledge of Fertility When Testing an Application

THE ANNUAL COHORT OF BIRTH OF INDIA IS 2.6 BABIES CRORE. THE POPULATION OF 121 CRORES, ACCORDING TO THE 2011 CENSUS, SHOULD BE ABOUT 125 CRORES. OF THE 640 DISTRICTS OF THE COUNTRY, IN 146, THE TOTAL FERTILITY RATE IS 3

The results are significant for India because of the high coverage of smartphones and mobile phone networks. India's struggle to contain the population is one of the biggest problems in the country. The annual birth cohort of India is of 2,6 crore babies .

The population of of 121 crores, according to the 2011 Census is currently estimated at around 125 crores. Of 146 of the country's 640 districts, the total fertility rate (TFR – the average number of children born to a woman of childbearing age 15-49) is 3, compared with a national average of 2.2 the National Survey of Family Health -4 (covering the years 2015 to 2015). According to UN forecasts, the Indian population will surpbad that of China by 2024

India's family planning strategy relies heavily on sterilization. Data from NFHS-4 states that 53.5% of couples use "modern" birth control measures in India. Women undergoing sterilization represent 36% of this number

Provisional results obtained after the use of Dot for six cycles were published in the journal Contraception (title: Estimation of effectiveness Dot application in six cycles for the prevention of pregnancy.) Dot is the property of Cycle Technologies, sole responsible for the application.

Dot provides a woman with information about her fertility status each day of her menstrual cycle. It uses an algorithm and machine learning to identify the fertile days of its cycle according to its duration.

After the women had participated in the study for six cycles, the researchers found that the application had a typical failure rate of 3.5. percent, suggesting that the typical one – year effectiveness rate of Dot will be comparable to other modern family planning methods such as the pill, injections and the badl ring. .

"Given the growing interest in fertility applications, it was important to Victoria Jennings, Ph.D., principal investigator of Dot's effectiveness study and director. from the IRH.

"Our goal is to provide counseling to women who want to use Dot, as well as to health care providers and policy makers who are interested in this emerging method of family planning," she says.