Period pain (dysmenorrhoea)
Cramping pain in the lower tummy, back or thighs around a period.
- What to record
- Pain score, timing, what helps, days missed.
- Ask your GP
- “Is this level of pain expected? What options can I try?”
Understand · Act
Symptoms worth understanding.
These guides help you notice, record and talk about what you're experiencing. They can't diagnose you — only a clinician can.
Heavy menstrual bleeding
Bleeding that affects your physical, emotional or social life.
- What to record
- Product changes, clots, flooding, tiredness.
- Ask your GP
- “Should I have a blood test for anaemia?”
Endometriosis
Tissue similar to the womb lining grows elsewhere, often causing pain.
- What to record
- Pain pattern, pain with sex, bowel or bladder symptoms.
- Ask your GP
- “Could this be endometriosis? Can I be referred?”
Adenomyosis
Womb lining tissue grows into the muscle wall of the womb.
- What to record
- Heavy or painful periods, pelvic pressure.
- Ask your GP
- “What tests would help understand this?”
Fibroids
Non-cancerous growths in or around the womb.
- What to record
- Heavy bleeding, pressure, frequent urination.
- Ask your GP
- “Would a scan be useful?”
PCOS
A common condition affecting how the ovaries work.
- What to record
- Cycle lengths, skin and hair changes.
- Ask your GP
- “What tests check for PCOS?”
PMS & PMDD
Physical and emotional symptoms before a period; PMDD is severe.
- What to record
- Daily mood symptoms over at least two cycles.
- Ask your GP
- “My mood changes are severe — what support is available?”
Menopause & perimenopause
The time when periods change and eventually stop.
- What to record
- Bleeding changes, flushes, sleep, mood.
- Ask your GP
- “What are my treatment options, including HRT?”