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Lucy Sweeney, Rebecca Armitage and Lucia Stein

With Roe v Wade gone and abortion banned in some US states, Americans are deleting their period tracker apps

Period tracker app developers have tried to reassure their users after the fall of Roe v Wade in the US.  (Pexels: Charlotte May)

When the US Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to end a pregnancy last week, one step many Americans took was to delete an app off their phone: their period trackers. 

There are hundreds of apps on the market that help users monitor their menstrual cycles, whether they are trying to conceive or avoid pregnancy altogether. 

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