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Digital menstrual tracking risks creating more harm than benefit, argue experts


Apps pose risks to health as well as privacy and require greater scrutiny Digital menstrual tracking risks creating more harm than benefit and requires greater scrutiny, warn experts in The BMJ today. Widely promoted to women and girls on social media and by tech firms, menstrual tracking apps and other “femtech” tools claim to scientifically

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