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ArticleCurrent epidemiology reports2021

Menstrual Cycle Tracking Applications and the Potential for Epidemiological Research: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature.

Joelle S Schantz, Claudia S P Fernandez, Z Jukic Anne Marie

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Article in Current epidemiology reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Joelle S SchantzDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
Claudia S P FernandezDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
Z Jukic Anne MarieEpidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC 27709.

Funding

Environmental influences on fertility and reproductive healthZIAES103333 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI JUKIC, ANNE MARIE · 2019 to 2025
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Intramural NIH HHS ZIA ES103333
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewWe reviewed published studies on menstrual cycle tracking applications (MCTAs) in order to describe the potential of MCTAs for epidemiologic research. RECENT

findingsA search of PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus for MCTA literature yielded 150 articles. After exclusions, there were 49 articles that addressed the primary interest areas: 1) characteristics of MCTA users in research, 2) reasons women use or continue using MCTAs, 3) accuracy of identifying ovulation and utility at promoting and preventing pregnancy, and 4) quality assessments of MCTAs across several domains. SUMMARY: MCTAs are an important tool for the advancement of epidemiologic research on menstruation. MCTA studies should describe the characteristics of their user-base and missing data patterns. Describing the motivation for using MCTAs throughout a user's life and validating the data collected should be prioritized in future research.

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data collectionepidemiologic research designfertilitymenstrual cyclemobile applicationovulation

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