Articles tagged

Doctor's report

3 articles. Plain-language guides, sourced, and never a diagnosis.

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GuidesSeptember 16, 2026 5 min read

Perimenopause or something else? What to track before you ask your doctor

Cycles getting shorter, then longer, then skipping; sleep and mood changing; a hot flush or two. Perimenopause is one explanation, not the only one — and clinicians identify it from your history, not one hormone test. What to track before the appointment.

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Page one of the doctor’s report: the patient’s concern in her own words, then a problem list with each finding’s value, reference, date and previous draw — Doctor’s report · example data

GuidesSeptember 15, 2026 5 min read

Heavy periods and low ferritin — what your own data can show, and what only a clinician can tell you

Heavy menstrual bleeding is one of the commonest causes of low iron, and it is often under-reported at appointments. Learn what "heavy" means in clinical terms, what a ferritin result does and does not tell you, and how to put both on one page for your doctor.

GuidesSeptember 15, 2026 5 min read

The one page to bring to your doctor — and why most self-tracked data never gets read

Appointments are short and clinicians read in a fixed order — concern, problem list, allergies, medications. Here is how to turn months of tracked data into one page a doctor can use, and how AuraShield generates it for free.