Apple is expanding the Cycle Tracking tools in the iOS 27 Health app with new support for perimenopause and menopause. The update adds dedicated reminders, symptom logging, and educational guidance designed for users going through those stages.
After the update, Cycle Tracking can use a person’s recorded cycle patterns to identify signs that may be related to perimenopause and then proactively send reminders. Users will also be able to log related symptoms directly inside the Health app.
Apple is also adding built-in educational content around perimenopause and menopause. The goal is to give users more context while they track changes over time, rather than leaving the feature as a simple calendar-style cycle log.
The new menopause tracking tools in iOS 27 are based on long-term cycle data. Apple says the feature can help recognize changes tied to hormone levels, which often begin ten years or more before menopause officially occurs.
This update is part of a broader Health app upgrade. Apple says the new version will bring more complete Cycle Tracking capabilities, faster in-app data refresh, and a redesigned interface.
Apple first introduced Cycle Tracking for iPhone and Apple Watch with iOS 13 and watchOS 6. Since then, the company has continued to add more health-related tracking features across its devices.
One important step came with Apple Watch Series 8, which introduced wrist temperature sensing. That hardware feature allows the watch to monitor baseline body temperature and retrospectively estimate ovulation timing.
With iOS 27, Apple is now extending that women’s health focus beyond period and ovulation tracking. The new perimenopause and menopause tracking support gives the Health app a wider role for users who want to follow long-term cycle and symptom changes in one place.
For U.S. users, the practical takeaway is that the iOS 27 Health app is becoming more useful as a longitudinal health record. It is not described as a diagnostic tool, but it can organize reminders, symptoms, and cycle-history context that users may choose to discuss with a healthcare professional.
