Your privacy matters
We use cookies to measure how our site is used (analytics) and to show relevant iScript services (advertising). You choose what you allow — we respect your choice. See our Privacy Policy and POPIA notice.
Private · Female practitioner on request
Brain fog. Broken sleep.
A cycle gone rogue.
It might be perimenopause. 14 questions, 3 minutes — walk into your consult with answers.
Start where it fits
Two free checks. Pick the one that sounds like you.
Is It Perimenopause? Symptom Check
14 questions · 3 minutes · free
Hot flushes, broken sleep, brain fog, mood swings, a cycle that has stopped behaving. See where your symptoms sit and what to raise first.
Start the free checkPCOS Indicator Check
Free · private · doctor-reviewed
Irregular or missing periods, acne, unwanted hair growth, weight that will not shift. An indication of whether PCOS is worth investigating, and which tests to ask about.
Start the free checkOne practitioner, your full history in front of them, and enough time to actually get through it — without repeating yourself at every visit.
Start the free checkBefore you talk to anyone
Walk in with answers,
not a list of apologies.
Fourteen questions about cycles, sleep, temperature, mood and the fog. At the end you see where your symptoms sit on a band — and the three worth putting at the top of the consultation, so the appointment does not get spent working out what to mention.
Private while you answer, and you can stop at any point.
Start the free checkWhat you get at the end
Your perimenopause symptom result
A symptom band in plain language — an indication of how much this is affecting you, not a diagnosis.
Example symptom band
The 3 symptoms to discuss first
- How your cycle has changed — length, flow, and when it started shifting
- Sleep and night-time temperature, and how long you have been waking
- Concentration, memory and mood, and what it is costing you at work or at home
An HPCSA-registered practitioner reads your result before your consultation.
Example only. Your own result is generated from your own answers.
Your result is a screening indication, not a diagnosis. It is reviewed by an HPCSA-registered practitioner, and any diagnosis or treatment is decided with you in a consultation. This is not an emergency service — in an emergency call 10177, or 112 from a mobile. Your answers are processed under POPIA with your consent, and are never shared without it.
What you were told
“You’re too young for that.” At 41, you are not.
Perimenopause is the run-up, not the event. It is the stretch of years in which hormone levels start to swing before periods stop for good — and it commonly begins in the forties, sometimes in the late thirties. Forty-one is squarely inside that window.
Menopause itself is only confirmed in hindsight, after twelve consecutive months without a period. Which means the years where most of the symptoms actually happen are the years before anybody puts a name to it — and the years people are most often told they are too young, too stressed, or imagining it.
Still having periods is not evidence against perimenopause. Irregular periods are one of the signs of it.
Other concerns
The things that get brushed off.
Contraception, cycles, infections, screening — the rest of what we see. Bring the symptom you have been managing quietly. Nothing here is too small, too awkward or too long-standing to be worth a consultation.
Cycles & periods
Pain, heavy bleeding, irregular or missed cycles, spotting between periods.
Contraception
Oral and injectable contraception prescribed; referral for IUD or implant insertion.
PCOS
Assessment, appropriate blood tests, ultrasound referral, and long-term management.
Menopause & perimenopause
Hot flushes, sleep, mood, bone health — care planned with you.
Recurring infections
Thrush, bacterial vaginosis, urinary tract infections and what to do when they keep coming back.
Cervical screening guidance
Where you sit in the screening schedule, and referral for your smear.
Fertility questions & preconception
Cycle tracking questions, preconception health, folate, and when to refer onward.
Premenstrual & mood symptoms
PMS, PMDD, postnatal mood changes and hormone-linked anxiety.
Some care has to happen in person — pelvic examinations, Pap smears, and IUD or implant insertion. Your practitioner will tell you when that is the case and refer you.
Start with the Is It Perimenopause? Symptom Check
14 questions, answered at your own pace before you speak to anyone · Free to complete
Start the free checkHow it works
Four steps, and none of them are a waiting room
- 01
Answer the check
Private questions, at your own pace. Free, and you can stop at any point.
- 02
See your result
An indication on screen as soon as you finish, in plain language.
- 03
Create your account and book
Choose a time that suits you. You see the practitioner before the consultation begins.
- 04
Pay or use your medical aid
From R299. Medical aid billed where your plan allows; any co-payment is shown before you confirm.
After the consultation
What to expect
Your practitioner reviews your medical history before you speak
Discuss symptoms openly, without judgment
A diagnosis or working plan explained in plain language
Prescription sent electronically to your pharmacy
Blood tests, smears or ultrasounds arranged and reviewed with you
Follow-up care available as needed
Every stage
Care that follows you,
not just this appointment.
What matters at nineteen is not what matters at forty-five. Your record stays with us, so each consultation carries on from the last one rather than restarting it.
Period education, contraception guidance, painful or irregular cycles
Contraception, PCOS, endometriosis questions, preconception health
Perimenopause, bone health, cervical screening
Menopause management, osteoporosis risk, sexual health, ongoing screening
Book a consultation that takes you seriously
HPCSA-registered practitioners · Female practitioner on request · Fee shown before you book
Start the free check
HPCSA Registered
Named and shown before your call
Who’s treating you
You know exactly who is on the other side of the screen.
Our care team is made up of HPCSA-registered Medical Doctors and Clinical Associates working under live doctor supervision (per HPCSA Notice 1390 of 2016). Where a case needs specialist input, we refer you to a registered specialist.
Where you specifically request a female practitioner, we will match you accordingly, subject to availability. You will always see who is consulting you before your call begins.
HPCSA-registered practitioners only
Female practitioner on request, subject to availability
Practitioner name and registration shown before your consultation
Referral to a registered specialist where a case calls for it
Worth knowing
Facts you can check for yourself
We would rather cite the source than impress you with a number. Every figure below is published and attributed.
PCOS is common — and often missed
The World Health Organization estimates that polycystic ovary syndrome affects 8–13% of women of reproductive age, and that up to 70% of cases worldwide go undiagnosed.
Source: World Health Organization, Polycystic ovary syndrome fact sheet
South Africa has a screening schedule
The National Department of Health’s cervical cancer policy provides for screening from age 30, repeated every ten years in the public sector, with more frequent screening for women living with HIV. Your practitioner can tell you where you fit and arrange the smear.
Source: National Department of Health, Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control Policy (2017)
Methods differ in everyday use
In the first year of use, about 7 in 100 women using the combined pill as it is commonly used will fall pregnant, compared with fewer than 1 in 100 when it is taken correctly and consistently. Implants and intrauterine devices sit under 1 in 100 either way.
Source: WHO, Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers
These are published population figures, not a prediction about you. What applies to your body is a conversation for your consultation.
“Your symptoms are information, not an inconvenience. The job is to work out what they mean.”
— iScript Health Women’s Health team
Medical aid & fees
Medical aid and private patients welcome.
We accept all major South African medical aids, and consultations are often covered from your savings account. Cover varies by scheme, plan and benefit year — confirm with your scheme.
Self-pay rates
No medical aid? Our consultations are priced clearly, with no surprises after the call.
From R299 with a clinical associate; each doctor sets their own fee, shown before you book.
💡 Most medical aids cover consultations from the savings account. Medication and any laboratory tests are billed separately.
An online consultation is not for emergencies
If you are pregnant or think you might be, and you have heavy bleeding, severe or one-sided abdominal pain, fainting, a high fever, severe headache with vision changes, or a sudden change in your baby’s movements — go to your nearest emergency unit or maternity unit immediately. Do not wait for an online appointment.
The same applies outside pregnancy to uncontrolled bleeding, severe pain, fainting or a high fever. Emergency services in South Africa: 10177, or 112 from a mobile phone.
FAQ
Common questions
Still deciding? Take the check anyway.
It is private, free to complete, and you can stop at any point
Start the free checkYou’re in safe hands
Built on trust. Regulated for safety.
Qualified SA practitioners
Every practitioner on iScript is registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa and practises within their full scope.
Your data is protected
Fully compliant with the Protection of Personal Information Act. Your health data is encrypted, private, and never shared without consent.
End-to-end secure
Encrypted video consultations and secure record storage. No one sees your records without your consent.
Start the conversation
You should not have to
explain yourself twice.
Answer the assessment once, in private. An HPCSA-registered practitioner reads it before your consultation begins — and you can ask for a female practitioner.
Start the free checkHPCSA-registered providers · POPIA compliant · Available across South Africa