Okay...technology is good...

I had never really been a 'fan' or an advocate that pushed for the advancement of technology... this is my old mentality... After our lecture on technology, I was left with this feeling of...okay, maybe technology is good. I guess I had this view, because I have in the back of my mind, that someday...this is all going to end.... some day, I would think, we will not be able to rely on technology.... I still think this is true, but now I'm not thinking so backwards about it, and realize that if we have technology that is smart and can help us out now, in particular with our health and well being, then lets put it out there for us to use...

So since I had this change of perspectives, I started thinking about the technology that is good, and I remembered a piece technology that one of my classmates introduced to me.

This is an example of technology that I am hoping to invest in, because I think is a great piece of technology for every woman to have as a form of contraception....

Its called PERSONA.... here some info, directly from the web site... check it out:

"PERSONA is a method of contraception that works in harmony with your body.

It works by monitoring the changes in hormones (luteinising hormone and estrogen) which control your cycle and identifies the days when you are at significant risk of becoming pregnant.

PERSONA consists of Test Sticks and a hand-held Monitor.

The Test Sticks collect hormones from your first urine of the day and process them into information that the Monitor can read. The Monitor reads, stores and uses the information from the Test Sticks to let you know whether you are at risk of becoming pregnant (‘Red’ Day) or free to make love without a contraceptive* (‘Green’ Day).

Through its coloured Lights and Display Screen your Monitor tells you your contraceptive status. (follow this link, and press 'go'...to see how it works)

*Based on independent trials PERSONA is 94% reliable when used according to the instructions and as the only method of contraception. This means that if 100 women use PERSONA for one year, 6 are expected to become pregnant as a result of sex on a Green Day due to PERSONA incorrectly identifying their fertile days. "

This is a company thats based in the UK, so if you are interested, you have to order it online. It cost about $200 dollars (seems like a lot, but it seems worth it...).

Okay, now my question is... why isn't this more popular in the US??? (I like Wilson's Blog on this topic of Americans and Technology... please read...)