Hello! Due to adenomyosis treatments, I do not have a period but still ovulate and have symptoms of menstruation throughout my cycle. Garmin seems to have at least ONE person in the company who recognizes that women may have menstrual symptoms without having a period - evidenced by the "no period" option when you try to get started with menstrual tracking - but when I select "No period", the app never lets me get past the "Get Started" screen.
I'm assuming that the developers coded some sort of assumption that if you don't have a period, the app cannot track your symptoms. I submitted a ticket several weeks ago, had a few back-and-forth interactions with Garmin support, and then the ticket was closed with no resolution.
Has anyone else had this experience? And more importantly, were you able to fix it and start tracking symptoms?
I'd really like all my health and fitness tracking in one app, if possible, but keeping a separate text file of monthly symptoms is getting old. If Garmin cannot provide a solution, I'll look elsewhere. If anyone from Garmin sees this: Come on and fix this already - there are millions of women who do not have periods (for a variety of reasons, some serious and some not) but still ovulate, still have hormonal fluctuations, and need to track monthly symptoms related to hormonal fluctuations.
FYI on this topic, from Garmin's own website and help within the app's menstrual tracking menu:
No Period
You may not have a period at all. This can happen if you have PCOS or similar conditions, are pregnant or breastfeeding, are experiencing menopause or other reasons.
Even if you select a “No Period” cycle type, you can still track symptoms in the feature to better understand your body and your cycle’s rhythm.
*Certain types of contraception, such as extended-cycle birth control pills and intrauterine devices (IUDs), will alter your menstrual cycle. Talk to your health care provider about what to expect.
