arstechnica ,
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Periods are starting earlier, becoming less regular, iPhone study finds

Earlier and irregular periods are both linked to poor health outcomes.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/periods-are-starting-earlier-becoming-less-regular-iphone-study-finds/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

JoeBecomeTheSun ,

@arstechnica Environmental estrogens much?

captainchaos ,
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@arstechnica "iPhone study" into menstruation? Excuse me, WTF?

Also, hasn't this been known for a long time? I remember reading about girls starting puberty younger and younger decades ago.

pinguino ,
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@arstechnica What I really want to know is if those "participants" knew exactly how their data was going to be used or just accepted indirectly by their iPhone's EULA?

ralfmaximus ,
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@arstechnica

71,000+ participants shared their complete demographics + menstruation data.

Was the data anonymized? How secure is this data? No chance of (say) Texas acquiring it?

corycarson ,
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@arstechnica
Design, Setting, and Participants This ongoing cohort study enrolled participants from an ongoing mobile application–based US cohort from November 14, 2019, to March 20, 2023.

STOP VOLUNTEERING THIS DATA
YOUR GOVERNMENT WILL USE IT AGAINST YOU

Oggie ,
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@arstechnica Cool, so we are just being clear that iPhones are tracking this data ( through whatever format) and would presumably turn the data over to law enforcement for abortion crimes as has already been shown as an arrestable offense in some states.

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