Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...

If you've tried to track ovulation, you might have heard of the basal body temperature (BBT) method, where a person takes daily temperature checks to monitor their menstrual cycle. It's a natural ...

As someone on a journey to zero-waste, Kate Hall struggled to find the perfect contraceptive. The packaging of the pill left behind plastic waste, and she was forced to abandon the birth control ...

Natural Cycles is the only cycle-tracking app cleared by the FDA as birth control, and it continues to integrate itself with data collected from wearables. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, ...

Basal body temperature (BBT) can help track ovulation, but it's not the most reliable for predicting pregnancy. An implantation dip in BBT isn't a reliable sign of pregnancy, and changes can occur ...