Where you are in the transition
Women who reported a similar pattern of symptoms often describe themselves as being in perimenopause.
Perimenopause is the transition, the stretch of time when cycles start to shift and the body moves toward its last period. Women who describe being in perimenopause often talk about it as the phase where they first felt like something had changed, even if they could not fully name it. Cycles becoming unpredictable. Sleep starting to shift. Mood feeling less steady. Hot flashes for some women, though not all.
Women who describe being closer to their last period often call this the most intense stretch, when symptoms are most frequent and the sense of change is hardest to ignore.
Your Advocacy Toolkit captures everything you reported experiencing and what you are currently trying. Bring it to your next appointment. Your provider can tell you specifically where you are, including whether any testing would be helpful, and what options are available to you.
This is not a medical assessment. It reflects what you shared, alongside patterns commonly discussed in the menopause literature for women at a similar stage. Your provider can tell you specifically where you are. This report gives you the language and the picture to have that conversation.
Your snapshot
For you to revisit before your next appointment, and for your provider or the people in your life to read in under a minute.
- MY TOP CONCERNS
- Waking during the nightBrain fogNight sweats
- HORMONE THERAPY
- Estrogen (pill, patch, gel, spray, injection, or pellet), Progesterone or progestogen (pill, IUD, or other form)
- MENSTRUAL STATUS
- Periods have changed. They arrive earlier or later than what used to be normal for me.
- OTHER HEALTH CONDITIONS
- Thyroid conditions (hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism)
- CURRENTLY TRYING
- Iron
- Layered, breathable clothing
- Cooling products
- Moisture-wicking sleepwear
- Magnesium
- Sleep hygiene practices
- Reducing or eliminating alcohol
- SSRI / SNRI antidepressant
- Talk therapy
- Vaginal estrogen (cream, tablet, or ring)
- Vaginal lubricant
Experience & current approaches
Your experience at a glance
All eight categories we asked about. Bar length shows how many experiences you described in each. Faded rows are categories you did not select.
Period & breast changes
3 experiences- Iron
Body temperature
3 experiences- Layered, breathable clothing
- Cooling products
- Cooling products
- Moisture-wicking sleepwear
Sleep & exhaustion
4 experiences- Magnesium
- Sleep hygiene practices
Mind, mood & emotions
6 experiences- Reducing or eliminating alcohol
- SSRI / SNRI antidepressant
- Talk therapy
Intimacy & bladder health
3 experiences- Vaginal estrogen (cream, tablet, or ring)
- Vaginal lubricant
Companion guides
Use these whenever you need them. At home, with your people, or before your next appointment.
FOR YOUR PROVIDER VISIT
Preparing for your provider visit
A short workbook to help you walk in clear on what you want to address, what you have tried, and what you want from the visit.
OPEN THE GUIDEFOR YOU
Talking with the people who love you
Ways to start hard conversations, in your own voice. Prompts chosen based on what you have shared.
OPEN THE GUIDEFOR THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU
A guide for the people you love
A printable explainer they can read on their own, so they understand without you having to teach it from scratch.
OPEN THE GUIDEReady for your own?
The full assessment takes about 15-20 minutes. Your report is yours to keep, share, and bring to your next appointment.