‘Menopause gold rush’? Boom in hi-tech products as stigma starts to recede

Sometimes a handheld fan may actually be the best cooling solution, a menopause specialist advises. Photograph: Highwaystarz-Photography/Getty

For any bodily function you want to measure these days there is a gadget – a wristband for step-counting, a watch to track your heart rate or a ring for measuring sleep.

Now the march of wearable tech is coming to the aid of what some say is a long underserved market: menopausal women.