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TW periods after ectopic

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Thiswaytobermuda · 17/12/2020 10:25

I know there is a separate health chat room but since ectopic pregnancies are a fairly common experience I hoped to hit a wider audience here. I had an ectopic concluded with medication but no surgery in February. My periods have been all over the place since. Sometimes bleeding lasting 12 or 14 days, sometimes a 14-day or 21-day cycle. Sometimes a more normal 7 day bleed or roundabout 28-day cycle. So we are looking at about 10-months of mess. Did it take anyone as long as this to settle down again after their ectopic pregamcy? I am in my mid-40s so I have wondered if the ectopic triggered an early or peri menopause and the irregularity is because of that? Is it worth waiting it out for a bit longer? I'm not intending now to have another child, so do not care about the impact of irregular periods on fertility as such. TIA

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moanyhole · 17/12/2020 10:31

Hi This way. Very sorry to hear of your ectopic. I had one but normal cycles after that. I was in my 30s though. An ectopic once resolved shouldn't have any effects on your periods so I'd imagine it has just coincided with perimenopause. Have you seen a doctor ?

Thiswaytobermuda · 17/12/2020 11:43

moany thanks for replying. No not yet. It has not been top of my list and they did say it may take a few months so I've let it slide. I didn't not want to bother the GP at this time with something not-urgent and was normal. Google has been unhelpful because it only answers questions about the first period after or if you want to conceive again. 🙈

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