# HormoneLog > Plain-language, source-linked answers on perimenopause, menopause symptom scales and HRT record-keeping. HormoneLog is an iOS app in development from Baker Ventures LLC. Publisher: Baker Ventures LLC (https://bakerventuresstudio.com) Last updated: 2026-09-06 License: content on this site may be quoted and cited with attribution to HormoneLog. ## Pages - [A record your clinician can actually use](https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/): Free source-linked answers on perimenopause, menopause symptom scales, HRT record-keeping and health-app privacy, plus HormoneLog — an iOS app in development for logging an HRT regimen against symptoms over time. - [Comparisons](https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/compare/): Balance, Caria, Flo, Clue, Perry and the rest compared on price, what they actually track, HRT support, clinician reports and privacy history. - [Menopause and perimenopause apps compared](https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/compare/best-menopause-tracking-apps-2026/): Balance, Caria, Flo, Clue, Perry, Health and Her, Midday, Stella and HormoneLog compared on price, what they actually track, HRT support, clinician reports and privacy history. - [Frequently asked questions](https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/faq/): Questions about menopause symptom scales, appointment preparation, HRT reviews and health data privacy. - [Menopause and HRT glossary](https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/glossary/): Plain definitions of the clinical and practical terms that come up in perimenopause, menopause and HRT record-keeping, with sources. - [Guides](https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/guides/): Source-linked guides on logging HRT changes, preparing for appointments, what menopause symptom scales are, health-app privacy, and what NICE NG23 actually says. - [What happens to the health data you put in an app?](https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/guides/health-app-privacy/): The FTC has acted against a period-tracking app over data sharing. What on-device storage actually means and how to check an app's claims. - [How to keep a record of HRT dose changes](https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/guides/how-to-log-hrt-changes/): What to write down when your HRT changes, so the record is actually interpretable at your next review. - [HRT formulations explained](https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/guides/hrt-formulations-explained/): An editorial explainer on the delivery routes used in menopausal hormone therapy, what changing formulation means for a record, and why this page contains no doses. - [What to bring to a 3-month HRT review](https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/guides/hrt-review-appointment/): NICE recommends reviewing HRT at 3 months and annually. What that appointment is for and what record makes it useful. - [Perimenopause vs menopause](https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/guides/perimenopause-vs-menopause/): The terms are used interchangeably and mean different things. What each one is, why menopause is defined retrospectively, and why the distinction changes what a symptom record is for. - [Sleep and night sweats](https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/guides/sleep-and-night-sweats/): Sleep disruption and vasomotor symptoms are entangled, and separating them in a record is what makes the pattern legible to a clinician. What to record, and what a record cannot settle. - [How to prepare for a menopause appointment](https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/guides/tracking-before-your-appointment/): Appointments are short. A structured record of what you have actually experienced makes the time count. What to record and how to summarise it. - [What are the Greene Climacteric Scale and the Menopause Rating Scale?](https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/guides/what-are-menopause-symptom-scales/): Two validated questionnaires used in menopause research and clinics. What each measures, who developed them, and what their scores can and cannot tell you. - [What NICE NG23 actually says](https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/guides/what-nice-ng23-actually-says/): NG23 is cited constantly and misquoted often. What it covers on diagnosis, blood tests and review cadence, and three widely repeated claims that are not in it. - [What to take to your first menopause appointment](https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/guides/what-to-take-to-your-first-appointment/): One page, ordered by what is bothering you most. What to record beforehand, what to say in the first two minutes, and what to leave at home. - [Every question this site answers](https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/questions-answered/): All 49 questions answered across HormoneLog, each linked to its full answer. Generated from the pages themselves. - [The problems this site is about](https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/why/): Short appointments, fluctuating symptoms, licensed instruments that consumer apps cannot use, and a category that mostly does not produce anything a clinician can read. - [Why menopause appointments go badly](https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/why/why-appointments-go-badly/): Short appointments, fluctuating symptoms, and a recall bias toward the worst week. What the research says about being dismissed, what a written record changes, and where the burden should not be on the patient. - [Why track perimenopause symptoms?](https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/why/why-track-perimenopause-symptoms/): Symptoms fluctuate, appointments are short, and memory reaches for the worst week. What a written record actually changes in a consultation, what the evidence does and does not support, and what tracking cannot do. ## Machine-readable facts - https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/facts.json - https://hormonelog.bakerventuresstudio.com/llms-full.txt