Retraction Note: Improving usability and pregnancy rates of a fertility monitor by an additional mobile application: results of a retrospective efficacy study of Daysy and DaysyView app

Koch, Martin; Lermann, Johannes; Roemer, Niels van de; Burghaus, Stefanie; Hackl, Janina; Dittrich, Ralf; Kehl, Sven; Oppelt, Patricia G.; Hildebrandt, Thomas; Hack, Caroline C.; Pöhls, Uwe; Renner, S.; Thiel, Falk

doi:10.1186/s12978-019-0728-3

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“…A commentary published by Polis10 in the journal Reproductive Health has, however, criticised the findings of this study, arguing that the analysis "was flawed in multiple ways". Subsequently the Koch et al paper has beenretracted due to "flaws in the methodology which mean that the conclusionsare unreliable"34 although the authors do not agree with thisretraction.…”

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Use of menstruation and fertility app trackers: a scoping review of the evidence

Earle

Marston

Hadley

et al. 2020

BMJ Sex Reprod Health

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IntroductionThere has been a phenomenal worldwide increase in the development and use of mobile health applications (mHealth apps) that monitor menstruation and fertility. Critics argue that many of the apps are inaccurate and lack evidence from either clinical trials or user experience. The aim of this scoping review is to provide an overview of the research literature on mHealth apps that track menstruation and fertility.MethodsThis project followed the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews. The ACM, CINAHL, Google Scholar, PubMed and Scopus databases were searched for material published between 1 January 2010 and 30 April 2019. Data summary and synthesis were used to chart and analyse the data.ResultsIn total 654 records were reviewed. Subsequently, 135 duplicate records and 501 records that did not meet the inclusion criteria were removed. Eighteen records from 13 countries form the basis of this review. The papers reviewed cover a variety of disciplinary and methodological frameworks. Three main themes were identified: fertility and reproductive health tracking, pregnancy planning, and pregnancy prevention.ConclusionsMotivations for fertility app use are varied, overlap and change over time, although women want apps that are accurate and evidence-based regardless of whether they are tracking their fertility, planning a pregnancy or using the app as a form of contraception. There is a lack of critical debate and engagement in the development, evaluation, usage and regulation of fertility and menstruation apps. The paucity of evidence-based research and absence of fertility, health professionals and users in studies is raised.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Use of menstruation and fertility app trackers: a scoping review of the evidence

Earle

Marston

Hadley

et al. 2020

BMJ Sex Reprod Health

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“…The app Daysy reports a 99.4% accuracy rate in predicting fertile vs non-fertile days, while a study Open Access Journal of Contraception 2023:14 https://doi.org/10.2147/OAJC.S402443 DovePress 183 supporting this claim was retracted from the journal Reproductive Health due to methodology flaws leading to unreliable conclusions. 49,50 It is important for physicians and sexual health educators to understand the misinformation that adolescents are exposed to on a regular basis via social media so that they may provide effective communication and address adolescents' concerns about contraception and sexual health.…”

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Teaching About Contraception: Adolescent Attitudes Surrounding Sexual Education

Zeglin,

Lazebnik

2023

OAJC

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Purpose Adolescent pregnancy remains an important public health issue in the United States as it has profound health consequences for both mother and child. Evidence shows that improved contraception use is a critical factor in decreasing rates of adolescent pregnancy. In order to provide effective and engaging contraception education, it is important to understand adolescents’ attitudes, questions, and misconceptions around the topic and its delivery. Methods Two searches were conducted using PubMed. Articles were limited to those published in the last 10 years that were written in English. The first search was completed using the search terms “Adolescent attitudes on sex education in the United States”, and resulted in 688 articles. The second search was completed using the search terms “Adolescent attitudes on contraception in the United States”, and resulted in 840 articles. Articles including contraception but focusing more on HIV, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), LGBTQ+ health and practices, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, and studies completed in other countries were excluded. Remaining articles were screened by the authors for inclusion, and articles were included if they addressed information on adolescent attitudes on both contraception for pregnancy prevention and sex education, including education by schools, community organizations, the media, peers, parents, and physicians. A total of 56 articles were included in the review. Results The overwhelming theme that emerged from the review is that adolescents prefer comprehensive sex education in a safe space that allows for exploration and questioning. Adolescents want to ask their parents questions about sexual health without fear of punishment, and they desire the opportunity to learn from their physicians in a confidential environment. Conclusion The foundation of effective sex education is a non-judgmental, confidential, and safe space where adolescents can ask questions. There are multiple resources that adolescents use to gather information and establish their preferences and attitudes.

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“…For example, some have promoted improperly calculated effectiveness rates or inappropriately applied effectiveness rates from other fertility based methods to the method they are advertising. In one case, a misleading publication on effectiveness of a fertility awareness based device called Daysy was contested and eventually retracted from the scientific literature 919…”

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Fertility awareness based methods for pregnancy prevention

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Polis

2019

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Retraction Note: Improving usability and pregnancy rates of a fertility monitor by an additional mobile application: results of a retrospective efficacy study of Daysy and DaysyView app

Cited by 9 publications

References 2 publications

Use of menstruation and fertility app trackers: a scoping review of the evidence

Use of menstruation and fertility app trackers: a scoping review of the evidence

Teaching About Contraception: Adolescent Attitudes Surrounding Sexual Education

Fertility awareness based methods for pregnancy prevention

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