New to Perimenopause

deinee

You have alot of good questions, but I don't have the answers. I have been wondering the same things myself. I am 52 and started on the pill 7 months ago for very heavy periods. The pill helped that for several months, this month my period was very heavy again. I have only had minimal spotting mid-cycle once or twice while on the pill. The pill never helped any of my other peri symptoms. I really think if we stay on the pill we will keep pumping out periods every month, that is why I am going to stop this fall and hopefully my periods will fade away naturally. (Probably won't happen). I have had a couple of periods while on the pill that my period started a few days late, this month it started 3 days early. Good luck, hope things go smoothly for you if you choose to quit the pill. Ann

golfsixteen

Hi there, I new to menopause as well and I"m 50! I was not put on the pill, , but a low dose estrogren patch and progesterone pills which I'm to take 12 days out of every month to bring on my period during this phase. I'm suffering hot flashes , fatigue and I do still get my period every now and then. Now I haven't had it since the beginning of June. From my understanding we need to bring on our periods so the lining of our uterus doesn't get too thick-which can lead to uterine cancer. The pill decreases the chance of uterine cancer. I would think that you should have a period during that week but maybe not...I would definitely call your doctor with all of these questions or go to a specialist in the field like I had to do because all I every got from my doctor was "yes you are in perimenopause and it's all normal UGH" very frustrating...
good luck