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How to prepare for a gynaecology referral

Last updated: 2026-09-12 · Author: Endonem

What to bring to the appointment that decides the referral.

Preparing for a gynaecology referral means arriving with your case already written down. A sealed report holds the pain summary, the timeline and what changed across cycles, with counts behind every figure. Three questions built from your own record say what the visit is for. The visit stays short, and the page holds what nerves drop.

  1. 1. Compile and preview the sealed report

    Turn recent entries into a dated, sealed report and preview it as it stands before you compile a new one. Each report is sealed when compiled, and new data goes into the next one. Check the pain summary and the timeline read cleanly. Print the pages or keep them ready to send from the share sheet.

  2. 2. Build three questions from the record

    Build a prep pack for the appointment with up to three questions drawn from your own record. One of them reads: Will you refer me to an endometriosis specialist centre, rather than general gynaecology. Keep the other two on what changed and what happens next. Short questions survive nerves better than speeches.

  3. 3. Rehearse the waiting room

    Make the pack usable in a waiting room, one-handed, with ten minutes of nerves. Open the questions on your phone and read them once through. Note who you see and who is a specialist, so the next appointment starts where this one ended. The file keeps appointments, prep packs and what was decided together.

  4. 4. Hand over paper, keep the record

    Carry the printed report because the app is dark and quiet while the document is paper, meant to be read by somebody else. Your symptoms, written down properly, travel better than memory. Keep the phone away unless asked. Leave with what was decided noted, and the next step dated.

Questions

What does NICE NG73 actually say?

NICE, the UK's national guideline body, asks a clinician to suspect endometriosis when one or more listed features is present (NG73 section 1.2.1). That is NICE's position, quoted here, not the app's. Read the full text at NICE NG73.

How many questions should I bring?

Up to three, built from your own record. Short, dated, and read aloud from the phone.

What if I forget everything in the room?

That is what the paper is for. It compiles into a few printed pages a clinician can read in the time you are actually given. The next appointment starts where the last one ended.

Is Endonem medical advice?

No. Endonem is a record, not a diagnosis. It does not detect, diagnose, treat, cure or prevent endometriosis or any other condition, and nothing in it is medical advice. Bring the printed page and decide together with your clinician.

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Last updated 2026-09-12. By Endonem. Endonem is a record, not a diagnosis. It does not detect, diagnose, treat, cure or prevent endometriosis or any other condition, and nothing in it is medical advice.