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What's up with media mentions of Period Trackers so much, do women need a special calendar or something to actually know when thats going to happen and plan around it? (lemmy.world)

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Seems like they have the possibillity of getting women who use them in trouble if it collects data and tracks them or something

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Even people with textbook "consistent" menstrual cycles vary by 3-5 days. People with "inconsistent" cycles vary by weeks or even months. Tracking helps anyone on that spectrum.

I'm towards the more consistent end of the spectrum, but I still use a calendar reminder because my cycle is not a perfect calendar month long so it's not as easy as "my period will start around the 5th of every month". I want to ensure I'm prepared (mentally and with menstruation products) before it starts. Doubly so because I travel for work a fair bit and need to pack for it.

And yes, I moved away from a cloud-based app to a local-only tracker over privacy concerns.