IPeriod for the iPad

This one’s for the girls, so if you’re a little sensitive to the subject of fertility or menstrual cycles, you might want to just click away. Ok, still here? This app is a bit of a departure for me, but I downloaded it for *ahem* personal reasons and I was so impressed with it, I had to share it. I’ve been having some issues that may or may not have something to do with my age and a hormonal imbalance and I’ve been tracking my cycle on a calendar my whole life, and switched it to digital when I got my first copy of MS Outlook 24,000 years ago. I’ve since switched to iCal, but recently started to think that maybe I wanted to track a little bit more information. I did a quick search in the app store and found iPeriod Free – there is an upgraded version for $1.99 that has graphs and more options for customizing the interface, but for my needs this app did the trick. The interface is really nice, clean simple graphics, appealing colors, the opening screen shows  the date of your next expected period and how many days remaining of your cycle.

The next screen is your calendar page. The green shading shows your fertile days, the pink circles your period (or your projected) days. Each day you have the opportunity to record your mood, whether or not you had cramps, how heavy the flow was, spotting, whether or not you had a “love connection”. It even tells you which day is best to do your monthly breast self exam

Next is your “summary” page which includes your next expected period, average cycle length, duration, dates and any notes you might have made in previous months.

In the “Next 12″ screen you can look ahead at your projected periods or your expected fertile days.

In your options screen, you can set up alerts, change the appearance, back up your information, as well as other options for tracking your fertility.

I found this app to be perfect for my needs and I assume that if you’re trying to get pregnant it would be helpful. I did read a review that stated it wasn’t enough for someone undergoing fertility treatments, so if that’s what you’re looking for, you might want to investigate it further with someone who knows more about that.

I’m considering the upgrade, but really only because I love graphs.

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