The Update
WWDC dropped news. Alongside a new Siri voice and the Golden Gate macOS, Apple revealed something else. The Health app’s cycle tracking just got wider. It now supports menopause. And perimenopause too.
For years it was only about fertility. The monthly period. Getting pregnant or not. Now it changes.
If your logged data looks like perimenopause patterns, you’ll get a ping. It prompts you to talk to your doctor. But listen closely. This notification only kicks in if you are forty or older. It’s a flag. Not a diagnosis. Don’t confuse an algorithm with a doctor.
Logging the Symptoms
Stacey Ford. She’s the VP of OS management at Apple. She confirmed you can now log specific menopausal and perimenopausal Symptoms in the app. Hot flashes. Sleep issues. The stuff that usually just… happens.
There is educational content built in now too. To help you learn about your body. Not just track it, but understand it.
“Every year, about 2 million people enter perimenopause.”
Why Now?
Estrogen declines. That’s perimenopause. The phase before the periods stop for good. A survey in February 2025 showed something interesting. Among 4,432 people over thirty, more than half of those aged 30 to 34 reported moderate to severe symptoms.
It’s not just for “older adults.” The demographic is shifting. Or maybe we are finally seeing it clearly.
Menopause itself? That’s the permanent stop. Usually between forty-five and fifty-five. In the US alone, about 6,00 women cross that threshold every single day. Six thousand. Daily.
The app launched in 2010? No. 2015? Still no. It’s been around since 2019. Seven years.
Seven years without this.
So yes. This makes the tool more inclusive. It lets women track data they actually live with. Not just the reproductive window. But why wait until the heat comes over?
It feels late. But at least the data is finally being invited into the conversation.
What happens when you actually know what’s changing inside you? Maybe the doctor’s office changes too.
