Menopause insights for iPhone
Started HRT.
Is it actually working?
GracePeriod is an HRT tracker for iPhone that marks the day you start or change a dose, then measures whether your symptoms improved in the weeks that follow, instead of leaving you to judge it from memory.
What is an HRT tracker?
An HRT tracker is an app for logging symptoms alongside hormone replacement therapy changes, so the effect of a dose or formulation becomes a measured comparison rather than a guess. GracePeriod is an HRT tracker for iPhone that draws a line at the day you start or adjust treatment and compares your symptoms in the weeks before and after, using the Apple Health history and new logs you provide.
Why "it feels different" is not the same as "it's working"
Hot flashes, sleep, and mood all vary for reasons that have nothing to do with HRT: a stressful week, a change in season, a bad night unrelated to hormones. That noise makes it genuinely difficult to tell, from memory alone, whether a new dose or formulation is responsible for feeling better, or whether things would have improved regardless. A measured before-and-after comparison filters that noise out by looking at the average over weeks, not a single good or bad day.
How GracePeriod measures HRT's effect
Mark the day you start HRT, or the day a dose changes, as a tracked event. GracePeriod then compares your logged symptoms, and relevant Apple Health data like sleep and heart rate, in the weeks before that date against the weeks after. The result is stated directly: a symptom down by a measured percentage, unchanged, or the honest note that there is not yet enough data to say. Because the comparison is anchored to your own baseline, it reflects your response to treatment specifically, not a population average.
Track your HRT response in GracePeriod: a 3-step start
- Log your symptoms before starting. A week or two of baseline logging gives the comparison something real to measure against.
- Mark the day treatment starts or changes. This becomes the dividing line for the before-and-after comparison.
- Review the measured change. GracePeriod shows what shifted, what didn't, and how confident the comparison is given how much data exists so far.
What GracePeriod compares around an HRT change
- Hot flash frequency and intensity
- Sleep quality and duration
- Mood and irritability
- Any other symptoms you choose to log
- Relevant Apple Health data, such as heart rate and temperature trends
Bringing HRT results to your provider
Decisions about adjusting a dose or trying a different formulation are easier with a measured record in hand. GracePeriod's doctor-prep summary presents the before-and-after comparison in a format built for that appointment, so the conversation can start from what changed rather than from memory.
Private by architecture
Your menopause journey is nobody else’s business.
Connecting your Apple Health data to cloud AI models can leak your most intimate health records onto third-party servers.
GracePeriod is built differently. Powered by strict on-device AI, your perimenopause and menopause data stays encrypted on your own device, never uploaded, never analyzed in the cloud, and accessible only by you. There is no account to create and nothing to sign in to.
GracePeriod: Personal menopause insights. Absolute privacy.
Common questions
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How can I tell if HRT is working for me?+
Symptom relief is the primary measure, particularly the frequency of hot flashes, night sweats, and sleep disruption. Because these vary naturally from week to week, comparing an average across the weeks before and after starting treatment is more reliable than comparing how any single week felt. GracePeriod makes that comparison against the date you mark.
What are the main pros and cons of hormone replacement therapy?+
Reported benefits commonly include relief from hot flashes, night sweats, disrupted sleep, and mood symptoms. Potential drawbacks include side effects such as breast tenderness or spotting during the initial adjustment period, and the fact that suitability depends heavily on individual medical history. HRT is a decision to make with a healthcare provider, and GracePeriod's role is limited to measuring how your own tracked symptoms respond.
Can GracePeriod tell me if my HRT dose is right?+
GracePeriod does not adjust or recommend doses. It measures whether your tracked symptoms changed after you started or adjusted HRT, which is information you can bring to the healthcare provider managing your treatment.
How long after starting HRT will I see a measured result?+
Most people see an initial before-and-after comparison within a few weeks of marking a change, though some symptoms take longer to shift than others. GracePeriod is clear about which comparisons are backed by enough data and which are still early.
What if HRT doesn't seem to be helping?+
GracePeriod reports that just as plainly as an improvement. If the data does not show a clear difference after a reasonable window, the app says so, which is useful information for a follow-up conversation about adjusting the approach.
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