Can I text a doctor about my period?

Yes - menstrual problems are diagnosed overwhelmingly from history, and history travels perfectly over text: cycle length, how many days you bleed, how heavy (how often you change a pad or tampon, whether you leak through), pain level, what changed and when. Heavy periods, painful periods, irregular cycles, missed periods, and bleeding between periods all start with exactly that conversation, and an online clinician can often act on it: the NHS notes that period pain and heavy bleeding have first-line treatments (anti-inflammatories, tranexamic acid, hormonal options) that follow from the description, and blood tests or an ultrasound can be arranged locally if the story calls for them. Text is also a good route for the practical questions: whether your cycle counts as irregular, when a missed period means a pregnancy test, and how the pill can safely delay a period for a wedding or trip. The in-person triggers: bleeding that soaks through protection hourly for hours, fainting, severe one-sided pain (possible ectopic, especially with a positive test), or bleeding after menopause - those go straight to urgent care. Pymander is a free AI doctor, 24/7 by text, that can help you describe what is happening and decide the next step.