Contraception is often not talked about enough, and as women, we can feel a lot of pressure on our part to make sure we’re covered. Whether that’s getting the contraceptive pill, having an IUD fitted, an implant, or one of the many other contraceptive options. Natural cycles provides a hormone-free and more natural way to monitor your cycle.

Cycle monitoring is a natural way to track ovulation days and can help with understanding your body and the stages it goes through each month.

Does natural cycles really work?

An app that works as contraception? Yep, that’s right! There literally is an app for everything!

Let’s be real here for a moment. Nothing is 100% effective. But natural cycles effectiveness has been rated the same as the contraceptive pill at 93%. Natural cycles contraception is down to the user, a bit like the birth control pill.

It works by entering your temperature every morning into the app so it can calculate whether it’s a red day (days you are at risk of getting pregnant) or a green day (safe days). When the algorithm detects a drop in temperature, that’s when it tells the app it’s your ovulation day.

When you first start they’ll be more red days while the app gets to know your cycle.

How safe is natural cycles?

Nothing is 100% safe or effective, even the most popular form of birth control – the contraceptive pill is only 93% effective. But you’re also pumping your body full of fake hormones.

They give you full instructions about how to measure and the importance of measuring regularly and noting if you’ve slept differently, you’re hungover or sick.

Find out more.

Can you get pregnant?

If you are looking to get pregnant, they have the option to flip the app onto Plan Pregnancy so it can help you track the best days to get pregnant and also detect if you are pregnant.

When I was unsure about making the switch to a more natural form of contraception the most helpful book I found was Beyond the Pill by Dr. Joleen Brighten. She discusses all forms of contraception, how the birth control pill affects the body, the vitamins and minerals you may need if coming off the pill, and also how you can stay healthy while using the pill.

It’s not about one form being better than another, but it’s about knowing your options, understanding hormonal contraceptives, and making the right choice for you.

If you’ve been looking to sign up for Natural Cycles, you can get 20% off using this link.

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