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Bring the changes that affect your day: hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disruption, vaginal dryness, discomfort with sex, or changes in your periods. Note when they started and how often they happen. Hormone care starts with those concerns, rather than a goal of reaching a particular lab number.

No. The choice depends on your symptoms, age, time since menopause, and medical history. Tell your clinician about any unexplained bleeding, blood clots, cancer history, and whether you have had a hysterectomy. Those details help determine which treatments and further evaluation are appropriate.

No. Compounded preparations are not FDA-approved, and “bioidentical” does not mean safer or more effective. ACOG recommends FDA-approved menopausal hormone treatments over compounded preparations when appropriate approved options exist. Ask why a compounded cream is being considered and what the alternatives are.

• ACOG guidance on compounded hormone therapy→

Bring your medication and supplement list, recent relevant test results, menstrual or menopause history, and a short symptom record. Include treatments you have tried and what helped or caused problems. You do not need to purchase a broad hormone panel before asking which tests, if any, would be useful.

Yes. Nonhormonal medicines and other approaches may help with particular menopause symptoms. Tell your clinician whether you prefer to avoid hormones or have been advised against them, and which symptom matters most to you. The catalog does not show every option a clinician may recommend.

• Learn about menopause treatment options→