I’m 57 soon and still having periods

hoardingwealth · 2026-04-28T21:06:23+00:00

Anyone else in this position? It’s driving me nuts! I just missed a few and thought I might be done. Was so happy! But just had another one! 😭

MrsShawnHatosy · 14/06/2026 11:56

hoardingwealth · 28/04/2026 22:12

I’ve read also we tend to live longer. Swings and roundabouts 😂

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Well my mum had her menopause mid 40s but was 93 when she died.

TonTonMacoute · 14/06/2026 11:54

I was, it drove me crazy, but on the other hand I had a very easy menopause. I have no idea if the two are connected.

Davidfromcorrie · 14/06/2026 11:03

Still having them at over 55. It's really starting to wear thin. I've got grey hair and wrinkles. No menopause symptoms whatsoever. Regular period every month. Almost makes we want to cry. These lucky people who stop at 49

XenoBitch · 21/05/2026 22:28

Not me, but my friend. 56 and regular as clockwork but horrendous flooding too. She is so fed up with it.
She tried the coil, and her body ejected it days later.

Redcrayons · 21/05/2026 22:21

Soon to be 55 and about to hit the 6 month mark. 🤞🏻this is the end of it.

i thought that my peri symptoms were well controlled by HRT, however the hot flashes in the last couple of months have been horrendous, and the insomnia has made a very unwelcome return.

BashfulClam · 21/05/2026 22:18

Yep 47and still the little bastard keeps showing up. My mum and gran were well into their late 50’s….it also loves a holiday ‘oh going away are we?’🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸

PrimaniTu · 21/05/2026 22:08

@hoardingwealth a Mirena Coil
could put a stop to them if that’s what you wanted.

At 56 I’d decided enough was enough and my GP suggested having the coil to stop them. I’m 58 now so am unsure if I’d still be having them if I hadn’t had the coil fitted but I am so grateful not to have them anymore.

At the time I was still regular as clockwork and they were showing no signs of stopping. Every month I’d be absolutely gutted to be having yet another period. All my friends had stopped I seemed to be the only one still having them.

Tripsandtreats · 21/05/2026 21:56

runningonberocca · 28/04/2026 22:16

Nearly 52 and still regular. Just heavier than it used to be and the flooding is horrific. Really hope they just stop. I’m dismayed at the thought I might be still having them in 5 yrs time.

Haven’t read the whole thread. I had the Mirena coil fitted after my periods were very very heavy and I was told I’d need a transfusion. I had scans and all ok. Anyway, it has changed my life. I had it done privately took two mins and painless.

Bigcat25 · 21/05/2026 21:44

MissCooCooMcgoo · 28/04/2026 22:13

Everything is a bloody risk factor for some kind of cancer. To the point that I'm considering not caring at all and what will be will be!

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Amen.

Tableforjoan · 21/05/2026 21:43

hoardingwealth · 21/05/2026 21:41

How old is your mum?

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56 this year.

We start young in our family as well.

Me school year six, older daughter year five, youngest year four.

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hoardingwealth · 21/05/2026 21:41

Tableforjoan · 21/05/2026 21:00

This fills me with dread. My mums still going strong too because oh boy does she moan every month about it on the phone to me.

I’ve decided I’m never coming off contraception I’ll buy it on the black market if I have to 😅

How old is your mum?

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Tableforjoan · 21/05/2026 21:00

This fills me with dread. My mums still going strong too because oh boy does she moan every month about it on the phone to me.

I’ve decided I’m never coming off contraception I’ll buy it on the black market if I have to 😅

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hoardingwealth · 21/05/2026 20:53

Just checking in to say that I’ve now got another one. Seems like they are back for a while. What gives?! I’m almost 57.

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Rockchick01 · 29/04/2026 16:52

MissCooCooMcgoo · 28/04/2026 22:13

Everything is a bloody risk factor for some kind of cancer. To the point that I'm considering not caring at all and what will be will be!

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I stopped caring a long time ago. Live life and what will be, will be.

january1244 · 29/04/2026 10:35

So yes, I think of you don’t want another child, take precautions if you still have periods!

It’s so disheartening to hear of periods into late 50’s. I think my mum and aunt both had peri in early/mid 50s, and had the mirena coil to stop periods in their 50s. I’m 41 so potentially years to go

january1244 · 29/04/2026 10:31

Also know of a natural pregnancy at 50. Also a big shock as their other kids were in late teens and they thought it was menopause. Healthy baby, just very unplanned

Katiesaidthat · 29/04/2026 10:24

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 29/04/2026 08:00

I heard of a pregnancy through a friend of friend, she was 51 and now has a toddler. Healthy birth (but monitored closely), no donor eggs, no complications now so far. So it can happen. She thought it was menopause apparently and that her weight gain was down to too many pizzas and McDs. She’s happy though as her other DC are grown ups.

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I know of a natural pregnancy at 50. They thought she was too old to conceive even though she had periods, so no precautions. Sailed through pregnancy and kid is fine. Now they know different, don´t they.

Katiesaidthat · 29/04/2026 10:22

My mum went on till 58, my aunt until 56. i am nearly 52 and still going strong, too strong. So went on pill and got rid of idiotic periods that never end and flooding. Best thing I ever did.

SabrinaThwaite · 29/04/2026 10:19

Endeavour1971 · 29/04/2026 07:12

Im about to turn 55 and still going regularly. It's frustrating as all of my friends are done and dusted and im still getting heavy, painful periods. Im on Tranexamic acid which helps alot. Weirdly, my friends tell me im lucky as in theory I'll look younger for it. No idea if that's true but I take it as a positive!
It's just SO boring now, its been 42 years and im sick of it

47 years of it here. Sooo fed up.

ElsieMc · 29/04/2026 09:22

Mine ended earlier than yours op, but flooding and heavy periods did signal the end, thank God. I was so bad, I was sent to hospital twice by my GP and I was given medication to stop this. But next cycle, same again. I couldn't leave the house really and had to sit on a plastic bag on a short school run.

Investigation showed that my womb lining had thickened so much, my periods were horrendous. Fortunately my situation resolved naturally, but my sympathies to those posters suffering.

NorthernDancer · 29/04/2026 09:06

First period 4 months before my 14th birthday. In peri before 40. Last period at 58. Horrendous symptoms throughout, which every GP I saw told me were "perfectly normal'.

My DM had problems ftom the age of 35, followed by hysterectomy at 50 after a consultant told her she would never go through menopause naturally.

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hoardingwealth · 29/04/2026 08:41

Gah, it seems I am far from alone. I don't think I ovulate anymore. It used to be very obvious to me, and I don't get the same symptoms of ovulation anymore. I've just counted, and I missed 7 periods, then just had another one. It was extremely light though, so that's good. Although it did last for 2 weeks. Got to start the clock again. Thankfully DH had the snip, so no worries on that score. There's absolutely no way I would have any more kids, mine are 29 & 27 and we are planning retirement!

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Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 29/04/2026 08:03

FruAashild · 29/04/2026 07:32

Medical knowledge of pregnancy is predominantly based on historical data and all modern research is on infertility. But since late menopause is linked to longevity (and extended 'youth') you'd think we'd be interesting to some parts of the pharmaceutical industry. Or maybe not since we don't take HRT.

I heard that some historical data on pregnancy was based way back in olden days. Source is a book by Dr Jean Twenge on how to be pregnant in 40s.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 29/04/2026 08:00

GreyCarpet · 29/04/2026 07:53

Forgive my ignorance, but are you all still fertile and have to use contraception?

I can tell when I'm ovulating. We've got to be ovulating to have a period so, in theory, yes, still fertile and yes, take precautions against pregnancy.

Whether the pregnancy would be viable is a different matter but I don't want to put it to the test either way.

It's not impossible to get pregnant after 50 but unlikely and ill advised due to the increased risks.

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I heard of a pregnancy through a friend of friend, she was 51 and now has a toddler. Healthy birth (but monitored closely), no donor eggs, no complications now so far. So it can happen. She thought it was menopause apparently and that her weight gain was down to too many pizzas and McDs. She’s happy though as her other DC are grown ups.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 29/04/2026 07:56

Bryonyberries · 29/04/2026 07:03

Yikes. I’ve just turned 50 and didn’t realise they could linger for another decade!

Mine luckily stopped at just before 50. After years of bad PMT and heavy periods I was so relieved when that all went! I had double periods in peri menopause too, they can F right off!