Work & Productivity
Your brain isn't broken, it's adapting. Here's how to thrive anyway.
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Your workday, your body
your body is keeping score of every meeting, every skipped break, every push-through day. Tell Keza about your work pattern and she will hand you a briefing the rest of the world has never bothered to write.
Your work profile
Tap to update. Keza personalizes everything below from these answers.
Do you work traditional hours, shift work, or overnight shifts?
Do you frequently work through pain or discomfort?
Do you push through your period at work?
Typical workday stress level (1–10)
Do you take breaks during the day?
Does your workplace allow flexibility on difficult symptom days?
What your body is doing right now at work
Complete your work profile above and Keza will explain what is happening in your body during your current cycle phase and work context.
Working through pain — what the research says
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Women with dysmenorrhea lose an average of 9 days of productive work per year, yet roughly 80% continue working through severe menstrual pain.
→ Research supports that even 20 minutes of horizontal rest during a pain episode reduces the cortisol response.
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Working through severe menstrual pain activates the same neural pain circuits as acute injury, raising cortisol and inflammatory markers for up to 48 hours after the pain episode.
Black women are significantly less likely to take medical leave for menstrual pain due to documented cultural and workplace pressures.
Working through HS or endometriosis flares has documented effects on HPA-axis dysregulation that extend the flare duration.
Perimenopausal women report a 33% drop in workplace confidence and 1 in 10 leave their jobs because of symptoms — yet only 22% disclose to a manager.
A 2-degree drop in core body temperature during a hot flash reduces fine-motor accuracy for up to 20 minutes — your hands literally slow down.
Women with PCOS are 4x more likely to report severe workplace fatigue, often misattributed to laziness or poor sleep hygiene.
Your personalized work wellness plan
Once your profile is complete, Keza will generate 4–6 actions tailored to your cycle phase and work pattern.
Talk it through
Ask Roxi about your work day
Draft an email to your manager, rehearse a conversation, or get a one-line script for asking for time.
Know your rights
In the US, chronic conditions like endometriosis, PCOS, and severe menopause symptoms can qualify for ADA accommodations and FMLA leave.
You do not owe anyone a diagnosis — just a documented limitation from your clinician.