Mildly embarrassing - am sweating a lot when AF arrives - is it because I am...ahem...mature?

[puff]

I am 41 and I'm really noticing this now during AF each month.

Can anyone advise?

[puff]

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[expatinscotland]

i'm 35 and this has started happening.

i keep hoping it's the menopause or perimenopause, but NONE of the women on either side of my family menopaused until well into their 50s, so i'm not overly hopeful.

[helsy]

42 and getting the same, but not just during AF - although I do seem to get extra warm at that time recently! Has anything else changed? Mine are starting to be every 25 days and more fierce!

[puff]

AF is shorter, but much heavier and I feel completely washed out with it, really horrid.

[helsy]

Ah, mine is also shorter - three days - used to be about six. It all started changing about six months ago. Was hoping it would wait a few years! Maybe it's just perimenopause - whoever he is?

[puff]

lol - I don't really understand what perimenopause is, and thought it would be later than this, say mid 40's?

[mell2]

Think perimenopause can often start 35-45. From someone who never used to sweat (just gently glow ) i have now reached the grand age of 46 and get really hot and bothered during the night (and that has nothing to do with dh!)Still having regular periods - saying that the last one was 21 days so perhaps it's all downhill from now on

[puff]

I'm definitely getting warmer around that time than I used to.

Bugger - was hoping to breeze along to menopause without noticing anything !