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Getting Started

Using the Menopausal Symptoms Assessment Tool takes just a few minutes. This tool can help educate you about some of the most common symptoms of menopause, including hot flashes, night sweats, and vaginal symptoms. This tool also lets you print out a report that you can discuss with your doctor.

  1. Your age (optional)
  2. What is your menstrual status?
    My menstrual periods seem normal; nothing has changed
    The flow, frequency, or length of my period seems to be changing
    I no longer have menstrual periods
    I no longer have menstrual periods; I had a hysterectomy
  3. When was your last menstrual period?
    Less than a year
    More than a year

Hot flashes

If you find yourself feeling hot and flushed, sweating, having palpitations and chills, you may be experiencing hot flashes, one of the most common symptoms of menopause.

  1. How severe are your hot flashes?
    I'm not having hot flashes
    I feel heat, but I don't sweat
    I feel heat and I sweat, but I can continue my activities
    I feel heat, I sweat, and I need to stop all activities
  2. How many times a day do you experience hot flashes?
    None    1 to 2    3 to 4    5 or more
  3. How are hot flashes affecting your life? (check all that apply)
    Not at all I am uncomfortable at times
    I am frequently embarrassed My professional activities are disrupted
    I often feel anxious My daily activities are disrupted
    I sweat excessively

Night sweats

Do you wake up drenched in sweat? Is your sleep interrupted? You may be experiencing night sweats.

  1. Describe the intensity of your night sweats.
    I'm not bothered by night sweats
    I wake up hot and a little sweaty, but it passes
    I wake up occasionally with moderate sweating and sometimes need to change my clothes
    I wake up often in a heavy sweat, sometimes more than once, and must change my clothes and sheets
  2. The number of times a night you wake up sweating:
    None    1    2    3 or more
  3. How are night sweats affecting your life?(check all that apply)
    Not at all Fatigue
    Tiredness Irritability
    Can't sleep through the night Waking several times a night

Vaginal symptoms

Are you experiencing dryness, burning, itching, or sexual discomfort due to the symptoms of menopause?

  1. Describe the intensity of your vaginal symptoms.
    Vaginal symptoms It doesn't affect me at all It is occasionally a problem It is a regular problem It is a disruptive problem
    Dryness
    Irritation
    Itching
    Pain with sexual activity
  2. How do your vaginal symptoms affect your life? (check all that apply)
    Not at all
    I am uncomfortable at times
    Bleeding with sexual activity
    Limited sexual activity due to discomfort