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FDA clears controversial fertility app to prevent pregnancy

The FDA just cleared a controversial app as a contraceptive device. Not everyone is convinced it works.

The FDA on Friday cleared the first-ever app to prevent pregnancy — but not everyone is convinced it works.

The app, Natural Cycles, isn’t your typical form of contraception. It asks women to take their temperature upon waking and keep a daily log in its interface. It uses that data to help women keep track of when they’re ovulating. 

The FDA cleared the

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