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Resources
Practical tools for feeling informed, prepared, and less alone.
Explore available guides, prompts, and practical tools designed to help women move through menopause with greater confidence and support. This collection will continue to grow as new resources are added over time.
Guide
Hormones & Uncommon Menopause Symptoms Guide
Learn how estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone may shape common and unexpected experiences during perimenopause and menopause.
Guide
Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Menopause
Bring thoughtful questions about symptoms, testing, treatment, whole-body health, and self-advocacy to your next appointment.
Perimenopause & Menopause
Track common menopause and perimenopause symptoms, identify patterns, and prepare for meaningful conversations with your healthcare provider.
Guide
Lifestyle & Wellness Tips for Menopause
Explore supportive habits for sleep, nutrition, movement, stress, brain health, bones, and heart health during menopause.
Appointment Prep Checklist
Organize your symptoms, questions, medications, and health concerns before your visit. This printable worksheet helps you make the most of your time with your healthcare provider.
Printable worksheet
Appointment Prep Checklist
Prepare for your next appointment with confidence.
Use this worksheet to organize symptoms, questions, medications, visit goals, provider notes, and follow-up actions before you meet with your healthcare provider.
Symptoms & Concerns to Discuss
List the symptoms, body changes, emotional shifts, or daily concerns you want your provider to understand.
Questions for My Provider
Write down the questions you do not want to forget during the visit.
Medications & Supplements
Include prescriptions, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and supplements.
Visit Goals
Name what would make this appointment feel useful or successful.
Provider Notes
Use this space for recommendations, treatment options, referrals, or next steps.
Follow-Up Actions
Track what you need to schedule, monitor, pick up, research, or ask next.
Helpful items to bring: Symptom notes, a medication list, recent lab results, your insurance card, and a list of questions you would like answered during your visit.
This worksheet is intended for personal preparation and education only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Printable worksheet
Perimenopause & Menopause Symptom Checklist
Track what you're feeling. Bring it to your next appointment.
Many women begin experiencing symptoms during perimenopause, the transition leading up to menopause. These changes can start years before periods stop completely. Use this checklist to monitor symptoms you've experienced during the past 30 days and help guide conversations with your healthcare provider.
Sleep & Energy
- Trouble falling asleep
- Waking during the night
- Night sweats
- Fatigue or low energy
Temperature Changes
- Hot flashes
- Sudden temperature changes
- Excessive sweating
Mood & Emotional Health
- Mood swings
- Anxiety
- Irritability
- Feeling overwhelmed
- Low mood
Brain & Memory
- Brain fog
- Difficulty concentrating
- Forgetfulness
- Difficulty finding words
Physical Changes
- Weight changes
- Joint pain or stiffness
- Headaches
- Bloating
Menstrual Changes
- Irregular periods
- Heavier periods
- Lighter periods
- Skipped periods
Intimate & Urinary Health
- Vaginal dryness
- Reduced libido
- Urinary urgency
- Frequent urinary tract infections
What symptoms concern you most? Write them down to discuss during your next appointment.
Notes for My Provider
This checklist is intended for educational and personal tracking purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice.