How it works
How ThisWay-Menopause works
A short questionnaire, a pathway of next steps ranked by evidence, a record that keeps itself and a printable pack for every appointment. Everything happens online, whenever suits you.
1. The questionnaire
Free, about eight minutes and no login. One question at a time, with a progress bar, and you can save and come back.
About you
Age, where in the UK you live, periods, contraception, and any surgery or cancer treatment.
What you're noticing
Body, mind, sleep, intimate and bladder changes, and how often each one affects you.
Impact
Work, relationships and daily life.
Where you've been
GP visits so far, what you've tried and what helped.
Safety questions
A few questions, based on NHS advice, that make sure you're pointed to a GP quickly if something needs checking.
Preferences
NHS or private, how you like to learn, and whether a partner is involved.
2. Your pathway
Every pathway has the same five parts, in the same order, so you always know where to look.
What you told us
Your answers mirrored back, with neutral context about what they might mean.
Your next steps, ranked
The routes that fit you, highest first, each with the reason and the evidence.
How to prepare
What to bring, what to ask and how to describe the impact on your life.
What guidance says
What NICE and the NHS say you can expect, as general information.
While you wait
Everyday ideas matched to what's bothering you most.
How we rank your next steps
Each possible next step gets an evidence score for your answers. The highest-scoring steps come first, and each one shows its reason and its source.
Source 1
Guidance fit
What NICE guidance (NG23), the British Menopause Society and NHS pathways recommend for your age and pattern of symptoms.
Source 2
Research data
How common your pattern is in published UK surveys and studies, and which routes women with similar patterns found useful.
Source 3
Where you live
Official NHS information on the services, routes and costs in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Rules we never break
- We rank routes and actions, never conditions or treatments.
- We never show how likely you are to be in menopause, or to have any other condition.
- We only use published research and official UK guidance, and every step links to its source.
- Every pathway ends with: if you're worried, speak to your GP.
- No one pays to appear in a pathway. Ever.
3. Your journey record
Every questionnaire, check-in, appointment and treatment you log goes into one timeline. It replaces the notes, screenshots and memory most of us rely on.
It builds your printable appointment pack and powers the monthly update to your next steps.