Alejandra Gómez Ortega

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CHI '265th+ AuthorHealth Self-Tracking +2

When Things Don’t Go As Planned with Digital Contraception.

We present a qualitative interview study that examines what happens when things do not go as planned with digital contraception. Through an analysis of 27 interviews with ongoing users of digital contraception at the time of the study, we convey participants’ accounts of their experiences regarding unplanned pregnanci…

CHI '265th+ AuthorHonorable MentionTechnology Ethics & Critical HCI +3

Aesthetics of Felt Asymmetry

Our bodies mediate every interaction with technology, yet—as soma design and feminist HCI remind us—the body is not a neutral canvas. We introduce and examine felt asymmetries—somaesthetic experiences of difference in the body—as a site for generative and critical engagement in interaction design. Through an autobiogr…

DIS '251st AuthorHonorable MentionReproductive & Women's Health +1

Designing for Secondary Users of Intimate Technologies

Digital contraceptives are intimate technologies that support their users, and their partners, in preventing pregnancy. These technologies rely on basal body temperature data to predict ovulation and calculate a fertile window, where there is a risk of pregnancy if partners have unprotected sex. Although their use is…

DIS '25CorrespondingEmpowerment of Marginalized Groups +1

Let’s Talk Menopause: Promoting Intergenerational Dialogue about Menopause through Design

Menopause is an important life transition characterised by physiological, emotional, and social changes. It is surrounded by stigma and taboo. Thus, conversations about menopause are often rare, even among family members, and people often don’t know what to expect from menopause. We leverage design and collaborative m…

DIS '253rd AuthorLGBTQ+ Community Technology Design +2

Making Intimate Technologies Together

Feminist research highlights the urgent need to challenge the oppressive design of commercial intimate technologies, particularly how the FemTech industry restricts access to intimate bodily knowledge through paywalls and proprietary systems. Yet, for decades, women and marginalized communities have turned to Do-It-Yo…

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