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If you’re a woman in her early 50s — the average age when we start going through menopause — there’s a chance you may also be experiencing its associated symptoms. These include (but are not limited to) hot flashes, insomnia, night sweats, vaginal dryness, mood swings, weight gain, and anxiety. The severity of symptoms can vary from mild to extreme, which will impact what type of treatment you receive to help alleviate those symptoms. However, before we talk about treatment, it’s crucial to get into knowing exactly what symptoms you’re experiencing.
As women, we do it all, which can sometimes make it difficult for us to carve time out for ourselves and actually focus on what our bodies are going through. But, that doesn’t have to be the norm. New, innovative apps are now making the menopause transition easier, allowing you to track symptoms and even provide helpful tips for combatting them. Below, we’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite menopause apps that can help you stay educated and connected through this new phase of life.
Perry
Perry is a safe space for connections, support, and new friendships during the menopause transition. The app (a personal favorite of Flow Advisory Council member Stacy London) offers a network of experts who have all the perimenopause and menopause-specific knowledge you can ask for. Additionally, there are helpful articles, a podcast, and of course insights for managing symptoms.
Caria
An app that offers expert support, community, analytics, and health tracking? Sign us up! Caria provides the tools to help reduce your symptoms by identifying possible triggers and giving evidence-based approaches for managing menopause including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), nutritional therapy, mindfulness, and fitness. With its health tracking, you can log your symptoms and daily activities, check your daily symptom score, and complete your daily health goals to improve your score over time.
Balance
If you’re looking for knowledge and guidance so you can be certain about what’s right for your body during perimenopause and menopause, then Balance is the app for you. Created by renowned menopause specialist Dr. Louise Newson and the thousands of people who’ve shared their perimenopause and menopause insights, this free app allows you to track your symptoms and access personalized expert content.
Midday
Midday is a science-backed and evidence-based app that uses data to shed light on what is happening during the menopause transition. It helps you manage symptoms like hot flashes, sleep disturbance, vaginal dryness and supports healthy aging. This app also uses advanced AI and wearable sensing technology to create a personalized, data-driven experience that adapts to changes in your symptoms and menopause stage. With the advanced symptom tracking feature, you can also connect a Fitbit tracker or smartwatch for more personalized menopause and healthy aging insights and support.
Health & Her
Through its symptom toolkit — which includes cognitive behavioral therapy; exercises for hot flashes, night sweats, and low mood; guided imagery meditation for better sleep; pelvic floor training for sensitive bladders; and deep breathing for stress and anxiety — Health & Her wants women to feel empowered to make positive lifestyle changes during this period in life. All of the exercises are guided and can be scheduled into a tailored plan with supportive daily reminders. You can also gain free access to a library of expert content tailored to the changes you’re experiencing and daily symptom assessments to monitor what is triggering or improving your symptoms.
MenoLife
There’s a lot that MenoLife offers, including the ability to track 40+ symptoms and discover your specific triggers (entries can be edited at any time), a personalized health tracker that’s customized for your needs, guided exercises to help reduce symptom intensity and combat stress and fatigue, and more.
MySysters
Last, but certainly not least, MySysters is the app to help you better manage your menopause symptoms. It includes a symptom tracker and social forum for women who want to learn more about managing their perimenopause and menopause symptoms, creating a space where women can receive community, education, and symptom tracking all in one place.