What’s Hormonal… and What’s Just Life? Your Wearable Can Now Tell the Difference.
The Withings × Clue integration may be the most powerful “signal vs noise” tool women have ever had — especially during the perimenopause and bone-loss years.

One of the most frustrating questions women ask during perimenopause is:
“Is this symptom hormonal… or is something else going on?”
Because during this transition:
sleep can change
anxiety can spike
temperature can fluctuate
stress reactivity can rise
energy can crash
cycles can shift
recovery can slow
But these same symptoms can ALSO be caused by:
caffeine
alcohol
poor sleep
stress
heavy training
viral illness
dehydration
overworking
travel
inflammation
So determining what’s hormonal and what’s lifestyle has been nearly impossible — until now.
In late 2025, Withings and Clue announced a major partnership that directly tackles this problem. It merges:
✔️ Biometrics from the Withings ScanWatch 2
Continuous temperature, HR, HRV, sleep depth, breathing, and stress patterns.
✔️ Symptom + cycle logging from Clue’s app
Perimenopause tracking, cycle changes, mood patterns, vasomotor symptoms, triggers.
Together, they create a system that finally helps women understand:
“This is your hormones speaking”
vs.
“This is just life happening.”
For women navigating perimenopause — the most important decade for bone density — that clarity is priceless.
🌡️ The Problem: Women Are Working With Incomplete Data
Every wearable is great at collecting biometric data.
But most wearables are not great at interpreting that data through the lens of:
hormone fluctuations
perimenopause physiology
cycle instability
vasomotor symptoms
bone remodeling cycles
sleep fragmentation from hot flashes
stress reactivity changes
Without interpretation, data is just chaos.
Women look at their wearables and ask:
“Why was my sleep terrible again?”
“Why did my HR spike at 2am?”
“Why does my HRV look like I’m sick?”
“Why am I exhausted despite eating well?”
“Why did my cycle suddenly move?”
These questions matter — not just for comfort, but for:
energy
recovery
weight management
strength output
bone remodeling
nervous system balance
The Withings × Clue integration brings meaning to the chaos.
🔗 How the Integration Works (in Plain English)
The ScanWatch 2 continuously measures:
wrist temperature (night + day)
breathing patterns
nighttime HR spikes
deep sleep duration
REM cycles
stress load
HRV
resting heart rate
circadian rhythm stability
Clue logs:
cycle length
cycle irregularities
mood patterns
hot flashes
night sweats
cravings
energy dips
irritability
anxiety
brain fog
irritability
sleep quality (subjective + objective)
lifestyle triggers
The platforms combine datasets and look for patterns, such as:
🧩 Pattern Example 1: The 2AM Heart Rate Spike
Before the integration
Women see:
“Woke up at 2:13am. HR spike + temperature rise.”
After the integration
Clue reveals:
“You logged a hot flash at the same time your temperature rose 0.7°, suggesting this wake-up is vasomotor, not stress-related.”
This matters because women often blame themselves:
“Why can’t I sleep? What am I doing wrong?”
Instead, they now see:
“No, this was physiological — not my fault.”
🧩 Pattern Example 2: Sudden Drop in HRV
Before
HRV crashes for a week and women assume they’re:
getting sick
overtraining
overstressed
dehydrated
After
Clue can show:
“Your HRV drops consistently occur during the late luteal phase — this is hormonally expected.”
Meaning:
Nothing is “wrong.”
Your body is shifting.
🧩 Pattern Example 3: Shorter or Longer Cycles
Before
Cycle goes from 27 days → 36 days.
Panic, confusion, annoyance, Google searches.
After
Clue + Withings can detect associated changes:
Basal nighttime temp patterns
Resting HR rise
Sleep disturbance
HRV volatility
Stress load
Mood patterns
Cycle correlation
Instead of guessing:
You see the physiological “why” behind the shift.
🧩 Pattern Example 4: Alcohol Effects
Before
One glass of wine leads to terrible sleep.
Women blame hormones.
Women blame themselves.
Women feel overwhelmed.
After
Withings/Clue can show:
HR spikes from alcohol
Temperature rise
Lower deep sleep
Longer sleep latency
Higher nighttime stress load
And alongside this:
No vasomotor symptoms logged
Cycle phase not associated with hormonal volatility
Meaning:
“It wasn’t hormones today — this was alcohol-driven sleep disruption.”
That distinction gives women power — not confusion.
🦴 Why This Matters for Bone Health & Strength Training
Perimenopause is ground zero for accelerated bone loss.
The body becomes more sensitive to:
stress
sleep fragmentation
inflammation
recovery deficits
HRV variability
autonomic instability
Women navigating OsteoStrong’s bone-building program or a strength-training routine often notice:
inconsistent output
random fatigue days
unexplained soreness
fluctuations in strength
trouble recovering from what used to be easy
Without hormonal context, these “off days” feel like:
“I’m failing.”
“I’m losing progress.”
“I’m getting weaker.”
But when Withings + Clue reveal:
✔️ HRV crash due to hormonal variability
(matches mid-perimenopause)
✔️ Poor sleep from night sweats
(mimics overtraining physiology)
✔️ Temperature rise during the night
(reduces recovery capacity)
✔️ Stress load from cycle shift
(affects energy & stability)
Suddenly the narrative shifts:
“This is a pattern — not a failure.”
🧘 Why ILM + OsteoStrong Support This Era of Clarity
ILM Aesthetics & Wellness has been helping women navigate hormones, functional health, and perimenopause-related challenges for years.
At OsteoStrong, we see:
the musculoskeletal effects
the sleep-related downstream effects
the recovery issues
the stress load
the energy fluctuations
the bone remodeling challenges
We don’t treat hormones.
We don’t diagnose hormonal phases.
We don’t manage hormone therapy.
But we do support:
stronger bones
stronger muscles
better nervous system function
better stability
better alignment
better recovery
And women navigating perimenopause often see their best results when they understand what their body is doing physiologically, not just symptomatically.
The Withings × Clue integration is a powerful complement to that.
⚙️ What This Tool Does Not Do (Important)
To remain accurate and ethical:
The Withings × Clue integration does NOT:
diagnose perimenopause
diagnose menopause
replace lab testing
replace a clinical hormone evaluation
predict menopause timing
prescribe treatment
claim medical authority
It is a pattern-recognition tool, not a medical tool.
But that pattern recognition is exactly what women have been missing.
🌙 Where This Fits in Today’s Perimenopause Tech Landscape
Peri = detects hot flashes & autonomic patterns.
Natural Cycles NC° Perimenopause = interprets hormonal timeline.
Withings × Clue = identifies what’s hormonal vs lifestyle.
Together, they represent a new era where:
women get clarity
symptoms have context
bone health is protected earlier
sleep is understood
triggers are identified
strength training becomes more strategic
For the first time ever, women aren’t told:
“Just wait it out.”
Instead, they’re given:
data
insight
pattern recognition
objective visibility
A long-overdue shift.
📆 Final Thoughts: Why This Integration Matters
Because perimenopause is not a “mystery stage.”
It’s a physiological transition with measurable patterns.
And women deserve:
information
validation
clarity
tools
strategies
and choices
Withings and Clue are helping create that — and the impact on daily life, sleep, bone health, stress, and longevity could be enormous.
This concludes our 3-part perimenopause tech series — but it’s only the beginning of a larger movement toward giving women data, not dismissal.
📚 Sources & Citations
1. Withings Official Press Release (Media Center PDF)
“Withings and Clue Partner to Empower Women With Smarter Health and Cycle Tracking” (Sept 22, 2025)
2. Wellworthy.com Reporting
Summary of the Withings × Clue partnership and benefits.
3. El País (Cinco Días)
Coverage of new ScanWatch updates and female-focused features.
4. Clue Health App Documentation
Symptom tracking + perimenopause module overview.
5. WHO / NAMS Data
Research on sleep, vasomotor symptoms, and stress load in perimenopause.
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