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Organise what you know, how your situation affects your life and what you want to ask—with the free Next Appointment Preparation Pack.

Created for women navigating ongoing menstrual or reproductive-health symptoms, a diagnosis or recommendations they do not fully understand.

You do not need to have all the answers—or complete every page.

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What is included

A practical place to start

This pack helps you work through give questions:

What do I know?
What affects my life?
What is still unclear?
What matters to me?
What do I need to ask next?

It also includes a one-page appointment summary and space to record the next steps agreed with your healthcare professional.

Who it is for

Useful whether you have a diagnosis or are still seeking answers

You can use the pack before a GP or specialist appointment, when you want a recommendation explained, or after a conversation that left you with unresolved questions.

It is a preparation tool—not a symptom assessment, diagnostic questionnaire or treatment guide.

This is an image of the second page of the Next Appointment Preparation Pack. This page is titled "Start where you are" and includes sections on "How o use this pack," "Appointment details," "If you have limited time or energy," "Printing or typng," and a "Privacy note."

Evidence and scope

Informed by established communication approaches

The pack draws on patient-agenda setting, question-prompt lists and shared decision-making. Its five-section format has not been independently validated.

It provides general education only and does not replace personalised healthcare advice.

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Diagnoses, symptoms, mechanism, treatments, and evidence.

Investigate

Questions, records, tests, referrals, and care options to discuss.

Decide

With you care team what is right for you with greater confidence.

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