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A little preparation.
A clearer conversation.

A conversation worth preparing for

Your visit agenda.

You do not need perfect notes or medical vocabulary. Start with the change you want help understanding, and ask what the next step means for you.

Before the visit

Make room for what matters to you.

A short list can help you explain the change that brought you here. Keep personal notes somewhere you control, and bring them to your clinician.

  1. What has changed, and how is it affecting a usual day or night?
  2. What medicines, supplements and previous treatments should I bring up?
  3. What do I want to understand before considering treatment?

These prompts help organize a conversation. A licensed clinician assesses symptoms and recommends care. This tool asks for no health details and saves no answers.

A visit can include more than a treatment decision.

Your clinician may need to ask about your medical history, review medicines, examine a symptom or arrange further assessment. Use the prompts to organize your questions while leaving room for that clinical work.

For a starting point, read how to describe a symptom goal, or bring a provider-specific question from our care reviews. This publication cannot determine whether hormone therapy is appropriate for you.