Printable checklist

Menopause symptoms checklist

This is a printable menopause symptoms checklist to take to your GP, grouped across the recognised domains: vasomotor (hot flushes, night sweats), psychological and cognitive (mood, anxiety, brain fog), physical (sleep, aches, palpitations, skin and hair, periods) and urogenital and sexual (dryness, bladder, libido). It is a conversation aid, not a diagnostic test: there is no score. Tick what you notice, add how long and how much it affects you, and take it to your appointment. Information only, not medical advice.

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The full checklist with space to note when each symptom started and how much it affects you. Everything in it is also shown on this page.

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There is no score and no cut-off. Tick anything you have noticed, then note when it started, how often it happens and how much it affects your daily life. The domains below follow how clinicians group symptoms and are drawn from the NHS menopause and perimenopause symptoms page.

Vasomotor (temperature)

  • Hot flushes (face, neck and chest suddenly feel very hot)
  • Night sweats
  • Palpitations with flushes

Psychological and cognitive

  • Low mood or feeling depressed
  • Anxiety
  • Mood swings
  • Irritability
  • Problems with memory or concentration (brain fog)

Physical

  • Difficulty sleeping
  • Tiredness or low energy
  • Headaches or migraines that are worse than usual
  • Muscle aches and joint pains
  • Palpitations
  • Weight gain or a change in body shape
  • Skin changes, including dry or itchy skin
  • Hair thinning or hair loss
  • Changes to your periods

Urogenital and sexual

  • Vaginal dryness, burning, irritation or itching
  • Pain or discomfort during sex
  • Reduced sex drive
  • Needing to pee more often or urgently, or leaking
  • Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs)

For each symptom you ticked, note

Questions you might ask your GP

Read more

Read our menopause symptoms pages for what each one feels like and what helps, prepare for the appointment with the HRT conversation prep sheet, or use our menopause questionnaire and symptom record. More free printables.

Frequently asked questions

Is this checklist a diagnosis?

No. It is a conversation aid to help you describe your symptoms clearly to your GP. There is no score and no cut-off. Menopause and perimenopause are usually identified by a clinician from your symptoms and age, and NICE advises that women over 45 with typical symptoms do not usually need a blood test.

How do I use it?

Tick anything you have noticed, then for each one note when it started, how often it happens and how much it affects your daily life. Take it to your appointment. Having it written down means the conversation starts from a clear picture rather than trying to remember everything on the spot.

When should I see my GP?

Contact your GP if you think you have symptoms of menopause or perimenopause and want to know your options. See a GP promptly about any bleeding after the menopause, new or severe palpitations, or persistent low mood, as these are treatable and worth checking.

This is information, not medical advice, and is not a substitute for a registered clinician. This checklist does not diagnose anything; it helps you describe your symptoms to your GP.

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Oliver Mackman

Editor, Her Vitals

Oliver leads Her Vitals's editorial coverage of women's life-stage health and supplements. He curates and reviews existing branded products across trying to conceive, pregnancy, postnatal, perimenopause, menopause and the senior years, weighing what the evidence supports against guidance from bodies such as EFSA, the NHS and NICE, and is clear that the content is information rather than medical advice.

Last reviewed: 27 July 2026

Reviewed by Oliver Mackman, Editor. Editorial review against published guidance; not a clinical review.