FIELD NOTES
Notes
Field notes from the years before the appointment. Short, sourced pieces on what to write down before your next healthcare conversation.
Perimenopause Mood Swings: The Log That Shows the Pattern
Perimenopause irritability gets dismissed as stress. Here is why it happens, according to ACOG, and the simple three-column log that turn...
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The intimate perimenopause symptoms are the ones women leave off the list and out of th...
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Perimenopause Headaches: The One Log That Reveals the Pattern
Perimenopause headaches feel random until you date them. A one-page log tying each head...
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Perimenopause Bleeding Changes: The One Column to Add to Your Log
A dates-only period calendar shows that you bled, not what changed. Add one flag column...
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Perimenopause Appointment: The One Sentence That Gets You Heard
A bare list of symptoms is easy to nod at and set aside. Learn the one-sentence format ...
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Bring a Second Set of Ears to Your Perimenopause Appointment
A short appointment is a lot to hold alone. Here is the one-page brief you hand the per...
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How Long Should You Track Perimenopause Before Your Appointment?
A single hard day tells your clinician little. This is how long to track before a perim...
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Why perimenopause feels like puberty in reverse
The same hormones that ran the show at thirteen are moving again — this time downward. ...
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The 6 perimenopause symptoms nobody warns you about
Frozen shoulder. Rage. Electric shocks. Burning mouth. Tinnitus. Skin itching. Six peri...
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How to log a hot flash pattern in 30 seconds a day
Hot flashes are one of the symptoms clinicians can most easily work with, but only if t...
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How to find a menopause-literate doctor (a scoring system)
Only about twenty percent of OB-GYNs feel adequately trained in menopause. Here is a si...
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What the doctor's 'wait and see' actually means (and what to say back)
'Let's wait and see' sometimes means what it appears to mean. More often, it means the ...
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What estrogen actually does — a plain-English explainer
Estrogen has receptors throughout the body — not only in the reproductive system. Here ...
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