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Now I know I am only 41 (well will be in a couple of weeks) so early for menopause but is it common for periods to just get further apart without any other symptons of menopause.

I know I have changed medication for my FM but that was changed after I was overdue so shouldnt of affected it.

Usually have a long cycle of 36 - 42ish days, got caught out a few months back when it was only 28 days, but this time has gone to 60 days

Now am I just hoping that it is coming to an end or is it possible?

Have to see Dr in a month for check up on my meds so will mention it then but just wondered what other people thought.

D xx

(not ignoring you just taking dog out for a pootle)

could well be I suppose - you usually finish early if you started late. I had nearly left school when I started and therefore finished at 50!!

Hi Dawn

I have several friends who where in the early 40 's when they started, so mention it to your DR when you go :O)

If you wanted to be sure, a blood test can determine if you are in the pre-menopausal stages as it measures the various hormone levels etc.

Regards, Athena

Mine stopped completely when I was about 41. It took me several months to notice though! (Never had particularly heavy periods anyway.)

So, I was 42 when I went to the doctors and she did a blood test to confirm it.

I started early - age about 10 and assumed that was why I finished early so it's interesting to read Ann's comments.

My sister went through it at about 42 as well.

I never had any other symptoms. And now, post-menopausal I am cold all the time. Very rarely get hot at night. I just take advantage of the fact that I am post-menopausal and blame every bad mood, every slip of the tongue, every forgetful moment on my hormones - it's great.

Jill

Dawnie - not definite!

Mine have gone haywire (sometimes months, sometimes days in between!) - I had a blood test last year but it was indeterminate - I'm 46.

Sheila x

Did your mother have an early menopause? Mine did and both my sister and myself had early ones too.

I never had hot flushes but did have terrible mood swings - was like having PMT but all the time.

Dawnie go see your doctor hun I had the blood test done over a year ago now which confirmed I was at the start of the change and im only 37 now lol

I started when I was 10 and sailed through the menopause in my late 40's.

Darn glad to see that back of that...no more pain each month!

My Doctor did say that it was a bit early but I wasn't complaining!

Teresa

Jax

rub it in how young you are lol

Will mention it to Dr when Im back in a month children off after today for 2 weeks so not much chance of going then anyway.

I started at 14 so late in comparision to a lot of the girls I was at school with. And mum was late stopping but she was regualr as clockwork whereas me and sister arent.

No good asking me :-((( I was still going strong at 53 and showed no pre menopause symptoms at all. I had the longest serving uterus in Wales...lol

I finally had thermal ablation as I was bleeding 20 days out of 30. Only took me 6 years to get the agreement of my gynae!!! But the best thing I ever did.

BTW I started at 11 years old.

Sue xx

Dawnie, for years I had a regular 30 day cycle which shortened over a number of years to 25 days.

Then, about 5 years ago, when I was about 43, they went all over the place. I was going through a lot of stress at the time and put it down to that, but looking back it was very early menopause. They became 3 weeks then 8 or nine weeks, then 3 weeks and 8 or nine weeks again.

This went on for a couple of years, then two years running I had 6 months without one, then back to the odd cycle, now they have stopped altogether (well I think 14 months counts as stopped lol)

However, it is worth mentioning to your doctor who can check that it is just hormones.

Tina

neccessities should be free think what that money could of been spent on.

I do have a weird body though whihc explains a lot befre I fell with the first my body was telling me I was pregnant thatas why I didnt have periods for 90 odd days but since had the children hasnt been a problem

read somewhere that under 45 is considered early.



Interesting to read what others have gone through makes you feel normal in a strange way lol

I think you should get your hormone level checked, but it might easily be the start of the menopause.

My cycle was regular as clockwork, but when my Dad died, my periods stopped instantly.............probably due to the shock and stress we all went through at the time...............and I haven't had one for over 3 years now.

I am now 53

No other symptoms apart from occassional hot flushes, which I don't mind too much as I hate the cold!! lol

xx

Hi Dawnie... I started my periods at 10, I'll be 54 in June, and still having them (sticks tongue out at Sue M, lol)... seem to be every 6 weeks since last summer, and the odd one is seeming to be much lighter, the others I daren't go out the door!!. But I have had about 9 years of very heavy periods, sweats, anxiety attacks, mood swings, etc. My GP in Gloucester even told me that my joint pains were down to the menopause, so never investigated.

So I suppose that my pre-menopause started when I was about 45. I am still pre-menopausal... menopause is when they have actually stopped, and you can only put a date to it in retrospect!!

Love

Daff xxx

I had post natal depression and the menopause at the same time - in fct I still have post natal depression - son is 41 this year!!!!!!!!!!

LOL Ann!

I'm just coming up to 43 and started with night sweats when I was 38. I don't get so many of those now but usually have a tropical moment between 10 and 11 at night. My periods now come every 25 days instead of 28 but they only last a couple of days.

Everyone's different and I don't think it's owt to worry about unless it's giving you alot of problems. But you might as well ask the doctor while your there

Jeanette x

Dawn dont worry, i was about 39.... but looking back I think I started about 37.

No worries love, you have enough to worry about without something as natural at that.

I had it very easy, and I had no tablets etc. BUT everyone is different.

Deanna X

Oh no, Daff, don't tell us this pre-menopausal thingy can last 10 years or so? Mine are horrendous - feels like I'm haemorrhaging every couple of weeks. If I've got to go through this for another 10 years I'll...I'll...have to go and get that thermal ablation done that SueM had (whatever that is - will have to look it up!). Anything to make it all stop!

Does anybody know - out of curiosity - if you are pre-menopausal can you still get pregnant? Not that I want to (heck, I don't even have a partner so no chance of that!). Just wondering.

Athena