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Evaluation 10

Women's Cognitive Health Evaluation

Cognitive change through perimenopause, menopause, and the postpartum year — measured, not dismissed.

Women are told for years that memory lapses, word-finding trouble, and lost focus are simply stress, hormones, or age. Testing separates hormonal and sleep-driven change from ADHD that was never identified in girlhood, from mood, and from early cognitive disease. The result is an objective profile and a plan you can take to your gynecologist, endocrinologist, or primary care physician.

Format
Virtual
Testing time
4–6 hours
Report
2–3 weeks
Fee from
$2,950

Who this is for

This evaluation fits

  • 01Women in perimenopause or menopause whose thinking has measurably changed
  • 02Women in the postpartum year concerned about memory and attention
  • 03High-achieving women who suspect ADHD was missed in girlhood
  • 04Women whose concerns have been attributed to stress without being measured

Common reasons people come

What brings people here

Words that will not surface

Names and appointments slipping

Focus that used to be automatic

Reading the same paragraph twice

A family history of dementia

Being told it is only hormones

What the evaluation includes

Measured, not estimated

Each area below is assessed with validated, age-normed measures and interpreted together rather than in isolation.

01Verbal memory
02Word retrieval
03Working memory
04Processing speed
05Sustained attention
06Executive function
07Mood and anxiety
08Sleep
09Effort validity
01

Hormonal and reproductive timeline

Cycle changes, perimenopausal symptoms, postpartum history, and hormone therapy, mapped against when cognition changed.

02

Lifetime attention history

School records, early coping, and adult demands, because ADHD in women is frequently identified decades late.

03

Full cognitive battery

Memory, language, speed, and executive measures, normed for your age and education.

04

Medical coordination

Findings written so your gynecologist, endocrinologist, or physician can act on them.

Expected timeline

From first call to feedback

A small number of evaluations are scheduled each month, so each stage receives the hours it requires.

  1. Consultation

    15 minutes

    A short call about what changed and when.

    Step 1 of 5
  2. Interview

    Week 1

    Reproductive, medical, sleep, mood, and attention history.

    Step 2 of 5
  3. Testing

    Week 1–2

    Four to six hours of standardized measures, scheduled around your energy.

    Step 3 of 5
  4. Interpretation

    Week 2–3

    Pattern analysis and report writing.

    Step 4 of 5
  5. Feedback

    Week 3

    What is affected, what is intact, and what to do next.

    Step 5 of 5

What patients receive

What you leave with

01

An objective profile

Measured evidence of what has changed, rather than reassurance without data.

02

A clear differential

Hormonal change, sleep, mood, ADHD, and early cognitive disease distinguished from one another.

03

A baseline to return to

Scores that let future change be tracked rather than guessed at.

04

Physician-ready recommendations

Language your medical team can use when considering treatment.

Frequently asked

Questions people ask first

Is menopause brain fog real?

Yes. Verbal memory and processing speed shift measurably for many women during the menopausal transition. Testing establishes whether your profile matches that pattern or points elsewhere.

Could this be ADHD rather than hormones?

It frequently is, and often both. ADHD in women is regularly identified only in midlife, when hormonal change removes the coping strategies that had been masking it. The evaluation examines lifetime history, not just current symptoms.

How do I know this isn't early dementia?

That is precisely what the testing is designed to answer. The pattern of scores distinguishes hormonal and attentional change from the profiles associated with degenerative disease.

Will my physician accept the report?

Yes. The report is written in standard clinical format with normed data, and is regularly used by gynecologists, endocrinologists, neurologists, and primary care physicians.

Clear next steps

How to begin

01

Request a consultation

A complimentary 15-minute call to describe what you are noticing and hear whether this evaluation answers your question.

02

Receive an estimate

A Good Faith Estimate and a written plan for scheduling arrive before any work begins.

03

Reserve your dates

Interview and testing sessions are scheduled together, so the full timeline is known from the start.

Also offered

While you wait

The Brain Blueprint™

Written work from this practice — plain-language guides to attention, memory, habit, and recovery. A one-page primer is free to download.

Next step

What happens next

Messages are answered within one business day. Consultations are usually available the same week.

  1. 01

    Book a 15-minute call

    Nothing is scheduled or charged at this stage.

  2. 02

    We decide together

    Which evaluation answers your question, what it costs, and when it can be held.

  3. 03

    You receive it in writing

    Dates, fees, and a Good Faith Estimate, before anything begins.