Period Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. On your heaviest day, how often do you need to change menstrual products because they are saturated?
About every four hours or longer, with no unexpected flooding
About every two to three hours
Every one to two hours, or I regularly need two forms of protection
Every hour or faster for at least two hours, or blood soaks through clothing or bedding
2. Which description best matches any blood clots passed during your period?
None, or only occasional small clots
A few clots around the size of a small coin during heavier flow
Repeated clots larger than about 2.5 cm across
Very large clots occur repeatedly alongside flooding, marked weakness, or dizziness
3. Around your period, how are urination and bowel movements affected by pain?
They are not painful or meaningfully different
I notice mild pressure or discomfort that passes
Pain repeatedly makes me delay or avoid urinating or having a bowel movement
I cannot pass urine or stool, or severe pain occurs with visible blood in urine or stool
4. Compared with your usual pattern, how long does menstrual bleeding typically last?
Usually 2-7 days, without a new or unexplained change
One recent cycle lasted about 8 days or was noticeably shorter than usual
Bleeding has repeatedly lasted about 8-10 days
Bleeding lasts more than 10 days or continues on and off for roughly two weeks
5. During or after a period, which possible blood-loss effects have you noticed?
No unusual weakness, dizziness, breathlessness, or reduced stamina
Temporary tiredness that does not disrupt my usual activities
Recurring exhaustion, headaches, dizziness, or reduced stamina that affects my day
Fainting, chest pain, trouble breathing, confusion, or feeling too weak to stand safely
6. What bleeding or spotting do you experience between expected periods?
None
One brief episode of light spotting, such as after a recent contraceptive change
Spotting or bleeding has happened during several cycles without a clear explanation
Bleeding between periods or after sex is recurrent, heavy, painful, or becoming more frequent
7. Excluding an expected pause from pregnancy, breastfeeding, menopause, or prescribed hormonal treatment, how many periods have you missed?
None
One expected period
Two expected periods in a row
Periods have been absent for about three months or longer without a known explanation
8. How do period cramps affect your usual day?
They are absent or manageable without changing my plans
I make small adjustments, such as resting briefly or using my usual comfort measures
I sometimes miss work, school, sleep, exercise, or social plans because of them
The pain is overwhelming, rapidly worsening, or accompanied by fainting or repeated vomiting
9. If pregnancy is possible, which situation best matches your current experience?
Pregnancy is not possible, or my period arrived in its usual way
Pregnancy could be possible, but my period is not late and I have no new symptoms
My period is late or unusually light, and I have not yet confirmed the reason
A test is positive, or pregnancy is possible, and I also have pelvic pain, bleeding, dizziness, or faintness
10. Outside menstrual bleeding days, what pelvic or lower-abdominal pain do you experience?
None, apart from occasional brief sensations that settle
Mild pain appears occasionally but does not limit activity
Pain recurs, lasts for hours, or regularly changes what I can do
Pain is sudden, severe, strongly one-sided, or makes it difficult to stand or walk
11. Over the last few cycles, how has the spacing between your periods changed?
It remains within my established pattern or an expected pattern set by treatment
One period arrived noticeably earlier or later than I expected
Cycle spacing has shifted repeatedly or become difficult to anticipate
Bleeding now returns about every two weeks or less, or the timing changed abruptly and persistently
12. Which statement best describes bleeding during the transition toward or after menopause?
I have not gone 12 months without a period, or I have had no bleeding afterward
While cycles are still changing, I have had one new episode of light spotting
During the transition, bleeding has become repeatedly unpredictable or substantially different
I have had bleeding or spotting after 12 consecutive months without a period
13. If vaginal penetration or a pelvic examination applies to you, what is your experience of pain?
No pain, or I have not had these experiences
Brief mild discomfort that settles quickly
Recurring or lingering pain that makes me pause, avoid, or modify the activity
Severe pain, faintness, or substantial bleeding occurs during or afterward
14. Which statement best describes new pelvic pain when pregnancy could be possible?
I have no new pelvic pain
I have brief, mild discomfort, and pregnancy is not possible or a test was negative
Pain is persistent and my period is late or pregnancy may be possible
I have sudden one-sided pain with bleeding, shoulder pain, dizziness, fainting, or a positive pregnancy test
15. Have unusual discharge, odor, fever, or illness-like symptoms occurred with pelvic or menstrual changes?
No unusual discharge, odor, fever, or illness-like feeling
A temporary discharge or odor change occurred without fever or significant pain
Unusual discharge or odor persists or recurs, with discomfort or pelvic tenderness
I have fever, chills, foul-smelling discharge, strong pelvic pain, confusion, or feel severely unwell