The MenoPro iPhone/iPad app for Menopausal Symptom Management, developed together with the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), is designed to help clinicians and women/patients work together to personalize treatment decisions based on the patient’s personal preferences (e.g., hormonal vs non-hormonal treatment options) and her medical history and risk factors. The app has two modes, one for clinicians and one for patients, to facilitate shared decision making. The app has several unique features, including: *two modes: one for health care providers and one for women/patients, *calculates a 10-year cardiovascular disease risk score (heart disease and stroke) for the patient, which is important for clinical decision making about available options; *includes links to a breast cancer risk score and to an osteoporosis/bone fracture risk assessment at the About section (to access the About section, tap the About button in the bottom right of the home screen). *includes NAMS’ outstanding educational materials that can be directly accessed by both the clinician and patient, including information pages on behavioral and lifestyle modifications to reduce hot flashes, pros and cons of hormonal vs non-hormonal options, pros and cons of oral (pills) vs transdermal (patches/gels/sprays) therapy, options for treatment of vaginal dryness/ pain with sexual activities; direct links to tables with the different formulations and doses of medications; as well as contraindications and cautions; *the ability to email a summary of the decision-making process and the above information pages/handouts to the patient (women can also directly access this information via the patient mode of the app). Menopausal symptoms vary dramatically among women. Some women have no symptoms as they go through the menopause transition, and other women find that their quality of life is severely affected by hot flashes, night-time sweats, sleep problems, difficulty concentrating, and vaginal dryness/pain with sexual activities. Menopausal symptoms are usually related to the low levels of estrogen that occur in women when they reach menopause. Some women are good candidates for hormonal treatments and others, due to their personal preferences or risk factors, are not good candidates and should consider non-hormonal options. One of the most complex health care decisions facing women in mid-life is whether to use prescription medications for menopausal symptom management, and the array of treatment options has grown markedly in recent years. This new app helps women work together with their clinicians to find the optimal treatment approach. The MenoPro app is designed to help women work with their health care providers in the management of their menopausal symptoms and to choose the optimal treatment. MenoPro is intended for women ages 40 and older. Younger women may benefit from additional clinical evaluation before using MenoPro and may need specially tailored treatment.
Useless
I answered two questions and there was no other option for app to track symptoms will be deleting
Useless
It is not a symptom tracker app for the woman going through menopause as was stated. Perhaps helpful for a clinician as a calculation tool but I would hope they have the training to do this without use of an app!! I would expect more from NAMS
Great!
As an FNP-Student this is very helpful.
CNM
Fantastic app for providers in clinical setting. I like the evidenced based research availability as well as a way to include education options for patients. It includes bio identicals, oral vs topical concerns and breaks down risk benefit in an easy to understand format for patients.
Q & A
I browsed this app and it seemed it is just a question and answer app. Then suggests what kind of medicine to try. ie hormone and/or progesterone. We’re not drs. And this seems to enforce yet again how medicine is advertised for us to go and ASK our drs for. Isn’t this kind of self diagnosing? Yes I know my body better than a dr but he is more educated to help me than an app.
Using app incorrectly?
I just downloaded this app from an article on hot flashes. So far all it does is send me to different articles to read, things to email myself. I don’t get it. Update. Seems pointless. Deleting.
Looked and Felt Like a Data Collector
This app was not helpful. It asked a few basic questions. Very simple algorithm that acted like it was collecting data. Did nothing for my needs. I was looking for a symptom tracker. I don’t even think the questions it asked were helpful. Woman should see her doc about HRT, not an app.
Updated NAMS position statement
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