Found https://28.co/ and https://www.allarahealth.com/ from preliminary research. Some women in my family have pcos and other hormonal issues, and I also come from a family of medical doctors, so this has been a topic that's been in family conversations, sometimes unfortunately straining health and relations. Following to learn more and support however I can.

I just had a conversation about this with a friend yesterday, and we discussed how industrialized society was built around the expectation that everyone is the same, every day, like robots and machines.

However, the truth is we are all - not just women - affected by cycles, which vary in nature and source: the seasons, the daily circadian rhythm, energy levels that rise and dip, and some even suspect the phases of the moon, since we already know it affects the tides.

I’m glad to see the topic of the uniqueness of female cycles being raised here. The female cycles are extremely complex and have many, many impacts on us - and not in the stereotypically derogatory way that has been weaponized against women in the business world for decades. Rather, for those who understand the cycles, there are some interesting and varied effects throughout the month, and I’d love to have better information on how to track and understand it.

For example - I have phases each month of being almost super human in my endurance and energy levels, and times when I’m much more prone to exercise injury (plus a debilitating running injury from years ago returns for a few days). Before I realized the cyclical nature of these states, the variation in my health and stamina drove me a bit crazy until I figured out the pattern.

If I were still running, knowing this information could have helped me design my training regimen around these impactful states, encouraging me to train lightly during my risk phase. As it is, I DIDN’T have this information/understanding, so I pushed myself like a machine with no regard to my phasic susceptibility, and created a chronic injury that took me out of running altogether.

I agree with Alexandra - the understanding of monthly cycles has to go beyond just fertility or menstruation.

However It’s a problem that I think is relatively unknown to many/most people. The education given to young girls in school doesn’t even come close to explaining any of this, and many women don’t understand this themselves so they can’t teach their daughters. Or - they understand it, but their daughters don’t want to listen lol.

note: ADHD is also affected by hormone levels. And with ADHD highly underdiagnosed in women, the phasic nature of symptoms can make it seem even more elusive and confusing.

I love this question. I think one way to tackle is to make biometric tracking of symptoms ( rather than fertility) more accessible and attractive from a UI/UX perspective. Companies like Oura are certainly furthering this. I think making the world work for each individual will start with individuals understanding their own patterns and cyclicality of energy/ productivity/ fatigue/ illness etc associated with menstruation and hormone changes.