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Free download · written by a UK menopause doctor

Walk into your GP appointment
with a doctor on your side.

The Perimenopause GP Appointment Toolkit turns "I just don't feel like myself" into a one-page clinical summary your GP can act on — built around NICE guideline NG23 by Dr Gemma Lewis MRCS MRCGP.

Get the free toolkit What's inside

31%

of UK women needed multiple GP appointments before their menopause symptoms were recognised (Fawcett Society)

~4 in 10

report being told they'd have to learn to live with their symptoms

10 min

is all your GP has. This toolkit makes every one of them count

The problem

It's not that GPs don't care.
It's that you get ten minutes.

Perimenopause arrives in disguise — anxiety, palpitations, rage, brain fog, joint pain — often with no hot flush in sight. In a short appointment, "I feel awful" too easily becomes a prescription for antidepressants or a blood test that can't actually rule perimenopause out. The women who get sorted fastest arrive prepared.

The single most useful thing you can bring to a menopause appointment isn't a symptom. It's evidence.

What's inside

Six parts. One goal: be taken seriously.

The symptom mapper

30+ perimenopause symptoms — including the ones nobody warns you about — so you can finally connect the dots.

Greene Climacteric Scale

The validated 21-item score used in specialist menopause clinics. Clinical data, not vibes.

The 8-week tracker

Five minutes a week — symptoms and cycle together, because perimenopause starts while you're still having periods.

Know before you go

What NICE NG23 actually says: over 45 the diagnosis is clinical, a "normal" blood test proves nothing, and antidepressants aren't the first-line answer.

The GP summary sheet

The heart of the toolkit — a one-page handover your GP can read in 60 seconds, so the appointment goes on decisions.

If you're dismissed

Calm, guideline-referenced scripts for pushing back politely — plus your options if you're still stuck.

Download the toolkit — free

Who wrote this

Dr Gemma Lewis MRCS MRCGP

Clinical Director of the Menopause Clinic @DoctoriumGP — a CQC-registered private clinic in Derby. GP and former surgeon, prescribing HRT, testosterone where clinically indicated, and Veoza (fezolinetant) with proper monitoring.

Why free? Because the menopause internet is full of influencer courses and supplement funnels. This toolkit sells you nothing — no supplements, no subscription. It's built to work with your NHS GP. If you ever want a specialist instead, you'll know where we are.

CQC registered clinic NICE NG23 guideline-based No supplements sold — ever UK pathway, UK prescribing

When you want a specialist

Skip the queue. Keep the evidence.

If your GP route stalls, Dr Lewis offers full menopause consultations — assessment, treatment plan and prescriptions where appropriate — for £99, against the £195–£295 most UK private menopause clinics charge. Remote appointments available. Bring your completed toolkit; it plugs straight into the assessment.

Start with the free toolkit

It's not that GPs don't care.It's that you get ten minutes.