Co-designing the Period Symptom Checker

Abstract

Millions of women, girls, and people who menstruate suffer with severe period pain and heavy bleeding that disrupts their lives.

Wellbeing of Women’s Period Symptom Checker was built to raise awareness of the treatments available for debilitating period symptoms, whilst empowering women to combat dismissal. Within eight weeks of launch, it had been used by 16,000 people. This is the story of how it was co-created, with women with menstrual health conditions, GPs, gynaecologists and researchers.

We’ll look at the different data sources that were used to inform the product scope, how a prototype was used, the co-design workshop, and human-centred design.

About

Beth Granter | Digital Transformation and Advocacy 

Beth taught herself how to build websites back in 1997, as a teenager. After completing an MA in Digital Media at the University of Sussex, she went on to work at agencies as a Digital Consultant, and has been freelance for the past ten years.

Beth specialises in digital transformation and advocacy campaigns for non-profits, and enjoys helping organisations to make decisions based on data. Her work covers UX research, content strategy, training, and digital product management. She has worked with the BBC, Channel 4, Terrence Higgins Trust, Mind, Oxfam, RSPCA and the University of Sussex.

Beth delivered the research and strategy for Wellbeing of Women’s “Just a Period” campaign, which won Third Sector Comms Campaign of the Year 2024.

Beth is passionate about social justice, feminism and animal welfare.

Here is a handy link to Beth’s website.