Menopause is the time in a woman's life when her menstrual periods permanently stop, usually after she has been menstruating for decades. More precisely, menopause is medically defined as the time when a woman has not had her menstruation for one full year.
Menopause is often referred to as the "change of life" that occurs due to a drastic decrease in the production of the female ex hormones estrogen and progesterone by the ovaries, and that causes many emotional and physical changes, such as hot flashes, difficulty sleeping, memory problems, mood disturbances, vaginal dryness, and weight gain.
Many of these changes occur during perimenopause, which is a transitional period leading up to menopause when menstrual cycles can become erratic and unpredictable and fertility decreases, and that may begin in a woman's late thirties to early or mid forties.
Each woman's experience during this perimenopausal transition is unique, and no one can predict exactly what this experience will be like. Some women may not have symptoms as they go through the menopause-induced transition, while the quality of life of other women can be severely affected.
Tracking and journaling menopausal symptoms, their frequency and severity, as well as monitoring possible treatments can help women monitor the changes that occur during menopause and put them under control.
There are many mobile apps for women going through menopause that work as diaries and symptom trackers to record and monitor hot flashes, night sweats, sleep pattern changes, palpitations, and more.
Here, we list some of the most popular menopausal apps.
MenoPro App
The MenoPro app is designed by the North American Menopause Society to help clinicians and women with menopausal symptoms work together to personalize treatment decisions based on the patient's symptoms, medical history, risk factors, and personal preferences, i.e. hormonal vs. non-hormonal treatment options.
The app works in two modes; there is one mode for health care providers and one for patients, to facilitate shared decision making.
It includes several calculators that measure the risk of certain diseases, such as a 10-year cardiovascular disease risk score, breast cancer risk score, and osteoporosis/bone fracture risk assessment.
The MenoPro app also provides educational materials for both providers and patients, including information pages on behavioral and lifestyle modifications to reduce the most common menopausal symptoms.
The MenoPro app is available for free for Android and iOS.
Our score: 85%
Links: Android, iOS
Menopause View App
Menopause View is an app that has been designed to inform, educate, and ease the transition for women going through the menopause.
It works as a calendar that helps women record and track over 25 commonly seen menopause-related symptoms on a daily basis, reminds patients to to take their medications, and stay organized thanks to the daily journal that allows adding photos and that can be shared.
The Menopause View app also provides other useful tools such as period view, weight tracker, and blood pressure tracker, as well as a helpful glossary with over 175 definitions for common terms associated with menopause, and blogs by women who have insight on various topics about menopause.
The app is free to download and use, currently on iOS only, while the Android version is planned to be released soon.
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Links: iOS
Vergo Menopause Symptom Tracker
The Vergo Menopause Symptom Tracker app helps women track challenging symptoms and emotions caused by fluctuating hormones during the perimenopause and menopause.
It is a simple tool that allows users to record and track the frequency and intensity of their menopausal symptoms, which can also generate or create a weekly report that can be emailed to a woman's healthcare provider for an informed conversation about menopausal symptoms.
The app designers say that it respects users' privacy and it's free of ads. It can be downloaded for free, however, only on iOS.
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Links: iOS
The Hot Years - My Menopause Magazine App
The Hot Years: My Menopause Magazine is the premier source of authoritative, easy to understand information for women in perimenopause, menopause and beyond, which is also available as a free mobile app.
It provides the latest news and information on menopause and its symptoms, general women's wellness, weight control, fitness, nutrition, fashion, recipes, painful sex, natural menopause supplements, and more for women in menopause.
The information offered through the app is provided in the form of articles, videos, as well as interesting interviews with top menopause experts.
The app is available for iOS only.
Our score: N/A
Links: iOS
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My Menopause Magazine App
Women who use Android devices clearly have fewer choices when it comes to menopause apps, but they could download and try the My Menopause Magazine app, which is a perfect alternative to The Hot Years app.
Similarly, the My Menopause Magazine app delivers the latest articles, videos, and information about perimenopause, menopause, symptoms, treatments, and more with an important emphasis on body, mind, and spirit.
The app is available for free download on Google PlayStore.
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Links: Android
Clue App
Women who are struggling with the perimenopause and menopause could also benefit from a regular period tracker that could help them track their menstrual cycles through this drastic transition in life, during which many women encounter both sporadic periods and sudden episodes of frequent menstruation.
One of the best apps for the purpose of bringing insights to this chaos is Clue, a period and ovulation tracker that uses science to help women discover the unique patterns in their cycle.
The app personalizes the experience for each user and it covers the most important aspects of the menstrual cycle, including moods, pain, bleeding, cervical fluids, medications, activity, appointments, and much more.
The app's highlights are the Cycle Science section that provides well-referenced educational information about the menstrual cycle, periods, women's fertile window, body, and more, as well as the app's Clue Connect section, which allows women to connect with other app users or invite friends to compare each other's past, current or predicted periods, fertile windows and PMS.
The Clue app is available for free for Android and iOS.
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