Peer-reviewed study finds Flo Health’s Symptom Checker could deliver nearly $10,100 in net monetary benefit per patient while cutting diagnosis wait time in half
NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2026 / Flo Health, the world’s #1 women’s health app, today announced publication of the first-ever economic evaluation of a digital symptom checker for endometriosis, underscoring the significant financial and health benefits that digital health technology can deliver to women navigating one of the most under-recognized conditions in gynecologic care.
The study, titled “Economic evaluation of a digital symptom checker for endometriosis using a Markov decision process model,” and published in npj Digital Medicine, a top peer-reviewed journal in the Nature Portfolio, was conducted in partnership with researchers from The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the York Health Economic Consortium. It examined the health and economic outcomes of using Flo Health’s Symptom Checker alongside standard care, compared to standard care alone.
Despite affecting approximately 190 million women globally, endometriosis carries an average diagnostic delay of seven years, during which women frequently experience severe menstrual cramps, chronic pelvic pain, and pain during intercourse while receiving insufficient guidance. This delay is associated with increased disease severity, worsening pain, and more complex treatment paths.
The research produced the following key findings:
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Women using Flo Health‘s Symptom Checker alongside standard care received diagnoses in approximately 3 years, compared to the 7-year average under standard care alone, a reduction of more than 50%
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Patients gained nearly three weeks of additional healthy life, as measured by quality-adjusted life years (QALYs)
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The tool generated approximately $5,196 USD in savings per person over 40 years through reduced medical costs and productivity gains
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The total net monetary benefit per patient reached $10,089 USD, based on a willingness-to-pay threshold of $100,000 per QALY, a common benchmark for U.S. institutional payers
“When women are empowered to take control of their health, the benefits go beyond early diagnoses to overall improved physical and emotional well-being,” said Dr. Anna Klepchukova, Chief Medical Officer at Flo Health. “This research explores how digital tools may help women better recognize their symptoms and bring clearer insights into conversations with their health care providers.”