I didn’t even realize how pervasive and awful some of these apps could be. I’d accidentally landed on Period Tracker, but never felt like I was pressured to towards pregnancy, though I suppose it could have been used that way. Instead, it allowed me to individualize it with adding in all of my “symptoms” including moods. It let me save my info. And when I got my hysterectomy, I was happy to delete it.

If I’d had access to an app in my twentie slike those others who monetize pregnancies and sell off my very personal and intimate information, I think someone might have gotten a nasty phone call.