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Originally Posted by Howitt44 I am 47 years old and my last period was 10 days late and very light. Now this month I am already 12 days past due. I am on a natural hormone cream that I have been taking for a couple of years to help with PMS and breast tenderness. It has worked great. I start the cream on the 12th day of my cycle and stop the 26th day. Then my period is supposed to start 2 days later, only this time it hasn't! Also, usually when I am late, I have some symptoms: my breast swell a little, a little weight gain, bloating. But this time nothing! Does this mean I am going into my menopausal cycle? I hope its not a symptom of something else. Last year, I had a benign polyp removed, but that made my periods longer. Has anyone else started menopause this early and this abruptly? Thanks for any comments.
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Babe, you're in perimenopause...the lead up to menopause (which is defined as the complete cessation of menses). To a certain extent, you're programmed genetically as to when menopause will occur. Talk with your mom (if possible) when did she go into menopause? When did HER mom?
Get a FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) blood test done @ your doctor's office. That will tell for sure where you are in this thing.
My mom went through "the change" @ 50
VOILA!
So did I.
Perimenopause for me, however, started @ age 40 (poor sleep, hair loss, irregular periods after years of clockwork consistency, brain fog, etc.)
Doncha just hate that today you are older than you were yesterday? Phooey! I want Do Overs!!
best wishes,
charli
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Dr. Phil's wife, Robin, also swears by them (relief from perimenopause was on a Dr. Phil show last fall and there's more info @ his site).
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