Urgent symptoms

Topics to discuss

• Call 911 for heavy bleeding with fainting, chest pain, or shortness of breath. Do not wait for a routine programme appointment.
• Seek prompt assessment for any bleeding after menopause
• Sudden severe pelvic pain, especially with fainting, needs emergency evaluation

Choosing the next step

Use the warning signs above to decide when emergency help is needed. This page cannot check your symptoms or tell you that it is safe to wait. If symptoms are severe, sudden, or getting worse quickly, seek urgent medical help. A routine appointment request is not an emergency service, and a message may not be read right away.

For a life-threatening emergency, call 911. Do not drive yourself if you feel faint, confused, or unable to travel safely. If possible, have someone stay with you while help arrives. Bring your medicine list and allergy information if they are easy to reach, but do not delay emergency care to collect records.

Sources

• Menopause: identification and management — NICE
• Menopause — MedlinePlus (NIH)
• Perimenopausal Bleeding and Bleeding After Menopause — American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists