Femal and NAPS launch on-line menstrual diary
7 Sep 2006
NAPS has joined forces with the pollen remedy Femal to bring you the first interactive, on-line menstrual diary on the new-look NAPS website. Accessible from the NAPS home page www.pms.org.uk, the menstrual diary is available to members and non-members, free of charge.
Existing members can still log onto the new website. If you should experience any difficulties, please e-mail Christine@pms.org.uk or contact the office on 0870 777 2178. If PMS symptoms always find you unprepared, and hit you when you least expect, the menstrual diary will help you get back in control.
How to use the diary
From the NAPS home page users can enter the menstrual diary “micro-site” and accurately record their PMS symptoms daily by severity on the “my menstrual diary” page. As the days and weeks go by the “view chart” page gives a graphic display of symptom trends, so giving a visual analysis of the most severe symptoms and when they occur during the month.
In addition, women who are approaching the menopause (known as the perimenopause) can identify and monitor the change in their symptoms and track their frequency or severity, allowing them to make useful decisions about treatment now and in the future.
Once critical symptoms are tracked and monitored, the next step is to look up the advice on diet, lifestyle and complementary therapies, all provided by NAPS experts on the “treatment guide” pages.
The menstrual diary has a registration system, so ensuring confidentiality.
The menstrual diary has been developed by NAPS Trustee and consultant gynaecologist Nick Panay, who comments: “By providing a way to gain a greater understanding of their body and cyclical changes, the diary empowers women to take control of their symptoms without allowing them to take over their life, work and relationships.”
About Femal
Formulated to manage the symptoms of PMS as part of a lifestyle programme, Femal is a nutritional supplement specially designed for women to take throughout their menstrual cycle and through the perimenopause and menopause. It can be taken alone or as part of a programme for managing wellbeing. Femal’s high flavonoid content is thought to stabilise fluid absorption in blood vessels and reduce capillary permeability, which is consistent with reducing the effect observed in oedema, weight gain and bloatedness.
Femal is available from Boots, Lloyds Pharmacy, Alliance Pharmacies, Holland and Barrett and other pharmacies and health food stores in packs of 30 tablets (£9.99), or 60 tablets (£16.99). Please see www.femal.co.uk for further information.
