Menopause assessment

Understanding what is changing before deciding what to do - or to do nothing.

Perimenopause and then the menopause: hot flushes, sleep, mood, dryness, pain during intercourse, bone density. The work-up takes stock of what you are experiencing and of what the tests show, before any decision about treatment. Nothing obliges you to treat, and nothing obliges you to put up with it.

Advice

• Write down your symptoms and how often they occur over a few weeks: it says more than a memory does.
• Bring your most recent test results (blood tests, mammogram, bone density scan) if you have them.
• Intimate subjects - dryness, libido, pain - are part of the work-up, not of a separate conversation.

FAQ

Is hormone treatment routine?

No. It is discussed case by case, according to your symptoms and your medical history. Starting it and following it up are set out in detail on the page devoted to it.

Can dryness be treated without hormones?

Yes. Several local approaches exist, hormonal and non-hormonal, and are chosen after an examination.

To book an appointment, call +216 29 682 692.