Study to Evaluate the Effects of the Cooling Bolero in Women With Menopause Symptoms

The Cooling Bolero is a vest filled with a new material (not ice or a gel) that provides controlled cooling by absorbed heat. The vest is manufactured by Nanohealth. It intended to provide moderate cooling (\~15C/59F) through indirect contact with the skin. The material in the device is safe, non-toxic, and eco-friendly. Recent anecdotal studies of women with common peri-menopausal and menopausal symptoms (hot flashes, night sweats, flushing/sweating of face and neck, and intermittent sleep disturbances) have shown a reduction in both the frequency and intensity of those symptoms after using the Cooling Bolero. Specific (moderate) temperature cooling of the neck and upper torso appears to target and mitigate these common menopausal symptoms. This pilot study attempts to collect additional data on the effects of the Cooling Bolero.