Choosing a women’s health visit
Women's health telehealth, with room for questions.
Compare a remote visit with care in a room. Find out what to check, what to ask, and how to read the bill.
Start with the concern, not a treatment menu
Perhaps it is a change in your periods, a menopause question, sexual health, or a question about weight care. Start with what you want to understand.
Telehealth brings the care conversation online or to a phone. A visit might involve live video or a written reply from a health professional, such as a doctor.
Write down the concern before choosing the format. Then ask which parts can be handled remotely and which parts need a visit in person.
Compare the visit, then the follow-through
Ask about the visit and what comes after it. Keep both answers beside each route.
Live video
You and the person treating you talk while you are both online.
- Ask about the visit
- Will there be time to explain my concern and ask about the choices?
- Ask about the next step
- If the call leaves something unclear, how is that handled?
Written review
You send your information for a health professional to review and reply to later.
- Ask about the visit
- Who reads my answers, and can we ask each other more questions?
- Ask about the next step
- If written answers are not enough, can the visit move to a live conversation?
Care in a room
You meet the person treating you in person.
- Ask about the visit
- Does this visit include any examination or test being discussed?
- Ask about the next step
- Who will explain the results and arrange what happens next?
Leave with answers to these questions
- Who will assess this concern? Where can I check their license?
- What can be decided at this visit?
- What is the whole charge, including anything billed separately?
- Where do questions go once the visit has ended?