MrsKramden
05-23-2003, 07:46 PM
Can anyone post about what they know about why , once menopaused, a person would than all of a sudden get a period ? I have been diagnosed with Menopause without missing 12 full periods as yet and I want this to be IT, the end, no more periods(I've missed 5 in a row so far). I am afraid of getting one after Menopausing but since I have been on this Board, I have read many instances where it happens. What I'd like to know is what doctors explain to patients that this happens to. I will see my gynecologist tomorrow, but in case I forget to ask him, I'd like all your input. Thanks.
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lostinthewilderness
05-23-2003, 07:59 PM
Hi, i know what you mean. I had stopped periods, last one was in December & was quite thrilled with the thought of never having one again. But this month, bang! I get one, a small one, but I am so mad about it. Does this mean, I have to start all over again? I thought I was well on my way. I have heard that you aren't in menopause til you miss a whole year. Is that true?
MrsKramden
05-24-2003, 10:09 AM
Originally posted by lostinthewilderness:
Hi, i know what you mean. I had stopped periods, last one was in December & was quite thrilled with the thought of never having one again. But this month, bang! I get one, a small one, but I am so mad about it. Does this mean, I have to start all over again? I thought I was well on my way. I have heard that you aren't in menopause til you miss a whole year. Is that true?
Hi Wilderness :)
Have you been formally diagnosed with menopause through an FSH test ? This was the SAME with me - getting my last (and tiny) period in December 2002, but I have been getting FSH tests all along and was, in March tested positive for menopause.Because I am 43, my doctor wanted to be sure that it is indeed the change and not something else going on, so he kept taking FSH and other blood tests.But when I was in peri-the same thing you speak of was happening to me. You may just be in peri, not full blown Menopause yet.
It made sense when I was in peri, I knew I would still have periods.
With me, I was told I am in Menopause. I am just wondering why a person, after they truly are menopaused would get a period. That kinda worries me.I'm pretty happy about not having periods anymore.
Hi, i know what you mean. I had stopped periods, last one was in December & was quite thrilled with the thought of never having one again. But this month, bang! I get one, a small one, but I am so mad about it. Does this mean, I have to start all over again? I thought I was well on my way. I have heard that you aren't in menopause til you miss a whole year. Is that true?
Hi Wilderness :)
Have you been formally diagnosed with menopause through an FSH test ? This was the SAME with me - getting my last (and tiny) period in December 2002, but I have been getting FSH tests all along and was, in March tested positive for menopause.Because I am 43, my doctor wanted to be sure that it is indeed the change and not something else going on, so he kept taking FSH and other blood tests.But when I was in peri-the same thing you speak of was happening to me. You may just be in peri, not full blown Menopause yet.
It made sense when I was in peri, I knew I would still have periods.
With me, I was told I am in Menopause. I am just wondering why a person, after they truly are menopaused would get a period. That kinda worries me.I'm pretty happy about not having periods anymore.
Lindarella
05-24-2003, 10:21 AM
Yes, they consider you in perimenopause until you have missed a full one year of periods. It's not unusual to go for several years having 2-3 periods a year before it stops once and for all. But once you miss the full year, it's considered to be over and you're then a woman who is post-menopause. It isn't cause for concern to have a period now and then as long as you haven't had a full year off. If you bleed again after that full year, a visit to the doctor would be in order. :wave:
MrsKramden
05-24-2003, 11:00 AM
Originally posted by Lindarella:
Yes, they consider you in perimenopause until you have missed a full one year of periods. It's not unusual to go for several years having 2-3 periods a year before it stops once and for all. But once you miss the full year, it's considered to be over and you're then a woman who is post-menopause. It isn't cause for concern to have a period now and then as long as you haven't had a full year off. If you bleed again after that full year, a visit to the doctor would be in order. :wave:
I tested Menopause before going 12 full months, though.(The numbers on my blood levels refelct menopause during the time when only three periods were missed !)
What would make someone have a period after they stopped for 12 months, though ?
Yes, they consider you in perimenopause until you have missed a full one year of periods. It's not unusual to go for several years having 2-3 periods a year before it stops once and for all. But once you miss the full year, it's considered to be over and you're then a woman who is post-menopause. It isn't cause for concern to have a period now and then as long as you haven't had a full year off. If you bleed again after that full year, a visit to the doctor would be in order. :wave:
I tested Menopause before going 12 full months, though.(The numbers on my blood levels refelct menopause during the time when only three periods were missed !)
What would make someone have a period after they stopped for 12 months, though ?
Lindarella
05-24-2003, 08:58 PM
Because hormone levels may fluctuate greatly in an individual woman, even from one day to the next, hormone levels are not a reliable indicator for diagnosing menopause. Even if levels are low one day, they may be high the next day in the same woman. There is no single blood test that reliably predicts when a woman is going through menopause, or menopausal transition. Therefore there is currently no proven role for blood testing regarding menopause except for tests to exclude medical causes of erratic menstrual periods other than menopause. The only way to diagnose menopause is to observe lack of menstrual periods for 12 months in a woman in the expected age range.
In other words, no doctor can say for certain that you are completely done having periods by a blood test. The test can idicate that you're likely to be in menopause and have symptoms but until that fun monthy quits showing up for 12 consecutive months then it's not over. :D
Some things that can cause bleeding after you've went through menopause are:
Hormone replacement therapy
Uterine (endometrial) polyps
Cervical Cancer
Uterine Cancer
Sex
Stimulation of the uterine lining by hormone imbalance
In other words, no doctor can say for certain that you are completely done having periods by a blood test. The test can idicate that you're likely to be in menopause and have symptoms but until that fun monthy quits showing up for 12 consecutive months then it's not over. :D
Some things that can cause bleeding after you've went through menopause are:
Hormone replacement therapy
Uterine (endometrial) polyps
Cervical Cancer
Uterine Cancer
Sex
Stimulation of the uterine lining by hormone imbalance
MrsKramden
05-24-2003, 09:51 PM
Thanks.
libby
05-31-2003, 01:09 PM
I just had a period last week. Thaought I was all through with that! It had been 14 months from my last period. I travel a lot so I was totally excited about being finsihed with my little friend. But I have to admit, it did make me feel a little younger and a little more female....giggles.