My body is confused

[LouisaJF]

I'm 37 and I've been on the pill since I was 16 apart from two breaks to have my children. I have always been very lucky with my cycle. I can not only tell you what day my period will start but what hour, and I never have PMS or period pains. Until now!

Over the last year I have developed significant pains, I sometimes miss periods altogether (definitely not pregnant) and things seem to be completely haywire.

This morning I have taken a pregnancy test as yet another period has failed to show up. I've been to the doctor a couple of times but they have no idea what the cause could be as nothing has changed, and unless I miss three periods on the trot they won't investigate.

Has anyone else been through this? Is it my age, am I looking at early menopause, or am I just a bit broken?

[LouisaJF]

Anyone?

[Bombardier25966]

Wouldn't be that early for perimenopause.

[LouisaJF]

I realise that, but something odd is going on and wondered if anyone could shed any light or had been through something similar?

[lljkk]

No matter how regular consistent you were in past, things can change. Not for bad reasons, we just aren't meant to be the same forever.

[LouisaJF]

I could it not being consistent, but the ramping up of the pain and the fact that they just disappear altogether some months seems odd.

[WhatsGoingOnEh]

What was your mum's menopause like? When did she start changing? I think your experience can be v v similar to the other women in your family.

[WhatsGoingOnEh]

And - you're still on the pill now?

[LouisaJF]

I'm still on the pill, the doctor wasn't sure it was the fault of the pill and was reticent to take me off it.

I don't have any contact with my mum so I can't ask her, but I don't remember anything dramatic.

[Colabottle10]

I'm in a similar situation. 39, one baby who is two. For the last year since my periods came back I'm having one every 2 weeks. I'm back on my original pill, dr said to give it 6 months and see if they calm down. Huge shock from being on the pill since 14 and no periods!

We change, hormones change. It's shit.