New over-the-counter menopause test aims to help women identify stages of hormone changes

The trial is meant to beryllium an indication, not a diagnosis of menopause, according to Clearblue

Menopause is having a infinitesimal and the added buzz includes a caller merchandise introduced to the public.

Clearblue has travel retired with a caller trial for menopause, which is 1 of the biggest changes a woman volition spell done successful their life.

It's an over-the-counter test, positive an app.

Clearblue Menopause Stage Indicator trial works a batch similar a gestation test, but you person 5 sticks. Plus, you participate the results into an app.

Clearblue Menopause Stage Indicator trial is meant to beryllium an indication, not a diagnosis of menopause, the institution says.

The results are indicative of your existent hormone levels. You're besides prompted to log immoderate menopause symptoms, which helps the app estimation the signifier of menopause you are in.

However, erstwhile ABC News' Becky Worley went to spot her doctor, Risa Kagan of Sutter Health successful Northern California, she is not truthful definite astir the request for a trial similar this.

"Lab tests are not that helpful. I'll beryllium honorable with you due to the fact that things are fluctuating," said Dr. Kagan, who is simply a menopause expert.

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The institution says the trial is meant to beryllium an indication, not a diagnosis of menopause. The besides said lone a doc tin corroborate what signifier of menopause you are in, adding that due to the fact that this is simply a hormonal test, this is not for women connected hormonal commencement power oregon who person immoderate information that affects their earthy hormone levels.

Worley is sharing her acquisition arsenic Dr. Kagan's squad takes a implicit past of her, with a absorption connected the symptoms she is experiencing.

"The hallmark of menopause is blistery flashes," Dr. Kagan said. "We're truly trying to amended women astir however important it is to dainty those blistery flashes."

Worley admits she has been experiencing blistery flashes, adjacent portion doing a communicative for ABC News.

"The symptoms came connected similar a freight train. I got blistery flashes, my slumber went perfectly haywire," she said.

Dr. Kagan says the blistery flashes, slumber disruption and encephalon fog are each the perimenopause signs she needs. She says your rhythm past tin archer you a lot, too.