Purity Health Menopause Symptoms Score
Many menopause symptoms are also caused or made worse by histamine. This score shows both, and where they overlap. Patients can fill it in at home, and any doctor can use it in a consultation.
Before you start
Score each symptom for how it has been over the last two weeks. Your answers stay on this device only.
How to score
0Not at all
1A little
2Quite a bit
3Extremely
How the symptoms overlap
MenopauseMainly driven by falling hormones
BothHormones and histamine both play a part
Histamine (MCAS)Point towards histamine or mast cells
Your result
Mild1 to 20
Moderate21 to 40
SevereOver 40
Score each symptom above to see your result.
Menopause
0 / 39
Both
0 / 39
Histamine
0 / 33
Your progress
With the right treatment, symptoms usually ease in a clear pattern.
StartYour starting score
6 weeksAbout half of where you started
3 monthsAlmost gone, a quarter or less of where you started
Goal: half your start
Goal: a quarter or less
Enter your starting scoreThen add your 6 week and 3 month scores as you go.
For doctors
You are welcome to use this score with your own patients. Please keep the name and credit Purity Health.
- Scoring: 37 symptoms, each 0 to 3, total out of 111.
- Bands: mild 1 to 20, moderate 21 to 40, severe over 40.
- Groups: menopause (13 items), both (13 items) and histamine or MCAS (11 items). A high histamine score, or symptoms that do not settle with hormone treatment alone, suggests histamine is playing a part.
- Expected response: total about halved by 6 weeks and almost gone (a quarter or less) by 3 months. If not, look for another cause.
- Copy scores gives a plain text summary you can paste into your notes.
For advice or referral, call (08) 9557 2600 or email info@purity.health.
Would you like help with your symptoms?
Dr Purity Carr sees women across Australia, face to face in Harvey, WA, and by video.