Perimenopause, Menopause, or Post-menopause Office Visit Preparation Guide
Before Your Visit
- Track symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, sleep changes, mood shifts, brain fog, weight changes, and vaginal dryness.
- Note menstrual changes including irregular, skipped, or heavy periods.
- Bring a complete list of medications and supplements, including hormones or over-the-counter remedies.
- Review personal and family history, especially heart disease, osteoporosis, blood clots, and breast cancer.
- Write down how symptoms affect daily life, work, sleep, and relationships.
- List any treatments you have already tried and how they worked.
During Your Visit
- Discuss whether symptoms align with perimenopause, menopause, or post-menopause.
- Review how hormone changes affect sleep, mood, metabolism, sexual health, bone, and heart health.
- Determine whether testing is useful based on symptoms and history.
- Review treatment options including hormone therapy, non-hormonal medications, vaginal therapies, and lifestyle strategies.
- Review ongoing preventive screenings such as Pap smears, mammograms, and bone density testing.
Top Questions to Ask
- Are my symptoms consistent with perimenopause, menopause, or post-menopause?
- Am I a good candidate for hormone therapy based on my health history?
- What are the benefits and risks of hormone therapy for me?
- What types of hormone therapy are available, and which is best for my symptoms?
- How does hormone therapy affect heart, bone, and breast cancer risk?
- What non-hormonal options are available if I do not use hormones?
- Which symptoms should improve and how long will it take?
- What symptoms or side effects should prompt a call or follow-up?
- How long is it safe to stay on treatment and how often will we reassess?
- What preventive screenings do I still need and how often?
After Your Visit
- Begin agreed-upon treatments or lifestyle changes and track symptom response.
- Schedule recommended follow-up visits or screenings.
- Monitor for side effects or symptom improvement.
- Know when to contact your provider for new or worsening symptoms.
- Reassess treatment effectiveness at the recommended interval.
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