Category: Talking To Your Doctor
How to be taken seriously, what to ask for, and how to prepare for an appointment.
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Treatment of Irregular Cycle: What Gets Checked First
The ranking pages go straight to pills. The guidelines start somewhere else: which bleeding patterns get investigated first. Here are the NICE thresholds, the US rule…
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Perimenopause and Bleeding After Intercourse: Get Checked
What the published numbers actually say about bleeding after sex in your forties, what NICE NG12 does and does not tell a doctor to do about…
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Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer After Menopause: When to Act
Bloating, fullness, pain and needing to pee are common. What guidance uses to decide who gets tested is how often, how new and how many together,…
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Bleeding After Menopause: Why Even Spotting Gets Checked
Any bleeding once periods have stopped for twelve months gets checked. What the odds are, what the April 2026 guidance change means, and what people who…
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What to Actually Write Down in a Perimenopause Symptom Diary
Cycle start dates, not mood ratings. What the STRAW+10 arithmetic actually needs, why recalled irregularity is unreliable, and the two pages worth taking to an appointment.
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Told You Are Too Young for Perimenopause? What the Guidelines Actually Say
Being told you are too young is common and dispiriting. The guidance by age is more nuanced than most appointments have time for.