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Morph22010 · 2024-05-06T18:50:58+00:00

I started my periods at 11, I’m 51 one this year and I’m still getting regular monthly periods, surely I’ve done my innings now?

Abitlosttoday · 06/05/2024 20:39

ALPHAFEMALESINCEBIRTH · 06/05/2024 20:26

im unique as im 43 and never had a period due to severe PCOS
i do have 2 kids though(natural pregnancies, how i never know)
no medical procedure or medication ever worked so i have no experience apart from bleeding after births

what ive come on to say is ive know a 53 y old since 2015 who's from my home education group who's pregnant with her 11th and 12th child
got pregnant(on purpose)6 weeks after her last set of twins
she's uses herbal fertility tablets(clomid equivalent) and as she's had 2 sets of twins on it(and the unborn ones) she's convinced they work
and as soon as these are born she's trying again

ok she is the extreme as its her lifestyle beliefs/choices(white witch, hippy type, vegan, home education festival going type family)
they live in 3 giant off grid yurt in a field(its amazing )
but she's always said as long as her body is still able to get pregnant she will always get pregnant

menopause age seemed to have changed
these days women are well in the middle 50s+before periods stop
so you might have years yet

Blimey. Good luck to her, but that makes me feel quite panicky at 45.

BIossomtoes · 06/05/2024 20:38

I did 43 years (11 to 54). Life’s sweet once it’s all over.

Tickletuesday · 06/05/2024 20:35

Mine stopped 2 months after my 52 birthday

KimberleyClark · 06/05/2024 20:34

I started at age 13 and was all over by 50.

sevenseasoftea · 06/05/2024 20:31

Usually earlier periods mean an earlier menopause but there isn't any hard and fast rule as my gynaecologist tells me just like you can't go by your mothers dates either. My mum was done by 40 after starting at 13 while I am still going regular as clockwork at 47 after starting at 10.

TowerRavenSeven · 06/05/2024 20:28

I thought I read the earlier you start the Later you finish? I started at 11 and went into menopause at 40 but that was because of chemo.

ALPHAFEMALESINCEBIRTH · 06/05/2024 20:26

im unique as im 43 and never had a period due to severe PCOS
i do have 2 kids though(natural pregnancies, how i never know)
no medical procedure or medication ever worked so i have no experience apart from bleeding after births

what ive come on to say is ive know a 53 y old since 2015 who's from my home education group who's pregnant with her 11th and 12th child
got pregnant(on purpose)6 weeks after her last set of twins
she's uses herbal fertility tablets(clomid equivalent) and as she's had 2 sets of twins on it(and the unborn ones) she's convinced they work
and as soon as these are born she's trying again

ok she is the extreme as its her lifestyle beliefs/choices(white witch, hippy type, vegan, home education festival going type family)
they live in 3 giant off grid yurt in a field(its amazing )
but she's always said as long as her body is still able to get pregnant she will always get pregnant

menopause age seemed to have changed
these days women are well in the middle 50s+before periods stop
so you might have years yet