Menopausing and Than Getting A Period - Menopause Message Board

MrsKramden · 05-23-2003, 04:46 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.

lostinthewilderness · 05-23-2003, 04:59 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, 07:09 AM

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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.

Lindarella · 05-24-2003, 07:21 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.

MrsKramden · 05-24-2003, 08:00 AM

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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.

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 ?