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Georgetown Researchers Launch ‘Nari Paila,’ Mobile Games to Share Information on Fertility Awareness, Family Planning in Nepal
MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (March 24, 2019) — This month, Georgetown researchers launched a series of mobile games in Nepal to reach young people with information about fertility awareness and family planning. The mobile games, called “Nari Paila” (“Women First”), were developed in collaboration with Gaming Revolution for Inspiring Development (GRID). The games integrate information […]
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Fertility App ‘Dot’ Found to be As Effective Other Family Planning Methods
MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (March 18, 2019) — Results of a first-of-its-kind prospective study with a family planning app find it to be as effective as other modern methods for avoiding an unplanned pregnancy. Researchers from the Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) at Georgetown University Medical Center studied women’s use of the Dot app over […]
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Early Study Results Suggest Fertility App as Effective as Modern Family Planning Methods
MEDIA CONTACTKaren Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (October 15, 2018) — Early results from a first-of-its-kind study suggest that typical use of a family planning app called Dot is as effective as other modern methods for avoiding an unplanned pregnancy. Researchers from the Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) at Georgetown University Medical Center are studying women’s use of […]
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Smartphone Apps Not So Smart at Helping Users Avoid or Achieve Pregnancy
WASHINGTON — You might not want to depend on your smartphone app alone to help you avoid or achieve pregnancy, say the authors of a new study. A review of nearly 100 fertility awareness apps finds that most don’t employ evidence-based methodology.
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