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To think I've had my last period?

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HaveIhadmylastperiod · 05/03/2026 21:07

I'm 51 and according to the app on my phone my last period was 64 days ago.

Is that it now?

What age were you when you had your last period?

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EmpressaurusKitty · 05/03/2026 21:57

gtamum · 05/03/2026 21:52

Can I ask you all on the thread those with eratic periods, are you on HRT? Does this help to regulate them or is it still random

I’m not, I take Menopace Max which got rid of my hot flushes but haven’t felt the need to look into HRT yet.

I’m just hoping I won’t have them much longer.

MrsLizzieDarcy · 05/03/2026 21:55

I'm 55 and twice I thought "yippee that's it" but nope, the fuckers came back and still make fairly regular appearances. I'm starting to think I'll have them forever at this stage Hmm

SusanChurchouse · 05/03/2026 21:55

I had my last one in March last year which will probably be my actual last one as I’m now in medical menopause due to breast cancer treatment. I wish I could say I’m happy about it but I’d have periods back in a heartbeat if it took away the horrendous menopause symptoms!

CandidStork · 05/03/2026 21:53

38 and currently on day 65.. also had v low amh so wonder if this is beginning of the end!

gtamum · 05/03/2026 21:52

Can I ask you all on the thread those with eratic periods, are you on HRT? Does this help to regulate them or is it still random

Usernamenotfound1 · 05/03/2026 21:51

53 and still regular.

i am fine with it as menopause seems to do a number on your joints, bones and skin so I’ll keep the hormones as long as i can. I’ve just had an x ray in preparation for surgery and was complimented on my excellent bone density 🤣

BruFord · 05/03/2026 21:47

I’m 51 and still regular. Getting annoying now but I suppose they could stop anytime. 🤞

MarchionessVonSausage · 05/03/2026 21:45

Such an interesting thread! I'm 51, went 10 months without one and thought great, must be done. Then it came back... have had two in 2 months.

Seems common if these experiences are typical.

Freddobar · 05/03/2026 21:41

I'm 49 and still getting a period every month. Maybe 1-3 days early or 1-4 days late. I thought by now they would be getting a bit unpredictable but not a chance

landlordhell · 05/03/2026 21:34

NeverDropYourMooncup · 05/03/2026 21:22

Hahahahahahahahahahaha.

No, you don't trust your uterus one bit until you've passed a full year - and then still carry some emergency supplies for a while yet.

Source: 6 months, 3 months, 11 months and one week, 2 months, 7 months, 16 days, 4 months, 10 days (and then lasting 3.5 weeks).

Yeah I once got to 13 months then had a rogue one. Had sore boobs and ovulation mucus before as well. Nothing since .

landlordhell · 05/03/2026 21:30

51 when I had the last but I did go 11 months at 50 and then had another one so 54 days is nothing. In the last few years I was having one, skipping two, having one etc. Now 55.

Topseyt123 · 05/03/2026 21:30

I was just short of my 57th birthday when I had my last one. None since and I'll be 60 this summer so I can finally be considered postmenopausal. Woohoo! Liberation.

goudacheese · 05/03/2026 21:29

I was 51 when I had my last period and I remember it lasted for 3 weeks, just went on and on like a final clear out. Before that I had an 8 month gap.

Lennonjingles · 05/03/2026 21:28

My last one was when I was 51, where I had 3 in the one year, the last was really quite heavy, which I was surprised by.

EmpressaurusKitty · 05/03/2026 21:27

I’m 52. I went 6 months without a period last year, but I’ve had 2 since December.

Really, really hoping that’s it now. One of the most annoying things is not being able to predict them any more.

topsecretcyclist · 05/03/2026 21:27

My cycle has been 65 days, 51 days, 122 day, 38 days, 25 days, 107 days over the past year. So although I hope you are done, you probably aren't.

I will say that after years of very heavy periods mine are now very light and I only get 3 or 4 days, rather than 4 days of heavy, a couple of light days, nothing, then surprise, a couple more days!

I'm 50 soon, so I'm hoping this is the slow end to 40 years of the damn thing!

YourWinter · 05/03/2026 21:25

You can’t be sure until you’ve had at least a year without one.

My last one was at 51 (as was my mother’s), but I had a mastectomy and had just started chemotherapy, one quite long period started a few days after my first chemo and then never any more.

elQuintoConyo · 05/03/2026 21:22

My last was December 2024. I'm 50 + 11months old.

Defuckinglighted!

NeverDropYourMooncup · 05/03/2026 21:22

Hahahahahahahahahahaha.

No, you don't trust your uterus one bit until you've passed a full year - and then still carry some emergency supplies for a while yet.

Source: 6 months, 3 months, 11 months and one week, 2 months, 7 months, 16 days, 4 months, 10 days (and then lasting 3.5 weeks).

RuthW · 05/03/2026 21:18

I doubt you have finished. Mine were 7 months apart for about three years at the end. I very much doubt you will get another 10 months without one.

QuirkyHorse · 05/03/2026 21:17

I had an 8 month gap before the last hurrah.
It seems to be extremely common.

MotherAbigail · 05/03/2026 21:15

Yeah I had an 11.5 month gap and then had another one. That one was the last one though. I was 51

Done2much · 05/03/2026 21:15

I was 55 and had had almost a year period free! no more arrived after that one though

Easterbunnygettingawrapping · 05/03/2026 21:15

I'm 54 and have had 3 a year for the past 2 years. An hour of red smudging once this year.

Last one last summer...

Merryoldgoat · 05/03/2026 21:15

I’m 47 and it’s been 98 for me - oh how exciting - I hope I’m done with the fuckers.