What You Should Know
- Carrot Fertility has expanded Sprints, its AI-native metabolic health program, to support women from perimenopause through post-menopause.
- The program addresses the metabolic disruptions caused by menopause, including shifts in insulin resistance, visceral fat, cholesterol, and blood pressure.
- The Education Gap: Over 80% of women do not feel informed about menopause support, while only 20% of OB-GYNs receive formal menopause training.
- AI-Native Personalization: Powered by Carrot Intelligence, Sprints delivers daily guidance across four pillars: nutrition, movement, sleep, and stress.
- Workforce Impact: Nearly 80% of individuals find working during menopause challenging, and 20% have considered leaving the workforce due to symptoms.
Menopause is increasingly recognized as a “whole-person transition” that significantly impacts metabolic health, yet traditional care remains reactive and fragmented. Carrot is addressing this by extending its Sprints program to reach women earlier in the transition. By focusing on the metabolic drivers behind symptoms, the platform aims to move beyond temporary relief to sustainable behavior change.
Dr. Javine McLaughlin, Chief Clinical Officer at Carrot, noted that menopause care often fails because it focuses only on the most acute symptoms during infrequent doctor visits, ignoring the “quieter shifts” in mood, sleep, and daily functioning that happen in between.
A Data-Driven, Wearable-Integrated Approach
Sprints differentiates itself by moving away from static care plans and utilizing real-time biometric signals.
- Hyper-Personalization: The AI platform uses the industry’s largest clinical dataset to tailor daily guidance to an individual’s specific goals and lifestyle.
- Wearable Integration: The system syncs with members’ wearable devices, allowing Carrot’s medical experts to translate data—such as recovery scores and sleep patterns—into actionable next steps.
- Behavioral Change: By turning raw biometric numbers into concrete instructions, the program helps members build routines that improve both short-term comfort and long-term health outcomes.
The Business Case: Retention and Productivity
For plan sponsors and employers, menopause support is becoming a critical tool for workforce retention.
- Turnover Risk: 1 in 5 women have considered exiting the workforce due to the severity of their menopause symptoms.
- Productivity Loss: With 80% of women reporting that menopause makes work challenging, untreated symptoms lead to significant “presenteeism” and avoidable healthcare costs.
- Lifecycle Care: The expansion allows Carrot to offer a continuous “lifecycle approach,” supporting members from fertility through the end of their professional careers.
