I should start by saying that I currently have a thread on the Menopause board, but it's quite quiet over there and I forgot to include the fact I'd already had a scan.
I'm 54 (55 in a couple of months). I had heavy periods leading up to stopping, then I stopped in Oct/Nov 2022.
I had a bleed (spotting) in September 23, but it was light. I then had the odd very light spotting every few months.
I had a bleed that required towels in April this year.
I started HRT patches (Evorel Sequi) in June this year, as I was having horrendous night sweats, insomnia, mood swings and feeling dreadful. They worked great.
I didn't experience any bleeding, but I did experience the coughing up blood (from a blood blister, always had this before a period), during the progesterone weeks, from August.
Last month I had a moderate bleed. No clots, fairly light, used a couple of towels a day and lasted two days.
This month I've got a proper full on period. Very heavy and lots of clots. I have quite bad period cramps too. I quite often get twinges down there anyway, even when not bleeding. It's lasting longer than I thought it would (4 days) and is still heavy and making me feel a bit woozy.
I had an ultrasound (out and vaginal) in July 22. It said that I had a bulky uterus with a couple of fibroids. It was "heterogeneous in reflectivity" and "poor endometrial-myometrial interface so not possible to adequately assess endometrium."
So I'm guessing it showed adenomyosis and that it could be that and the fibroids causing the issue now? I'm confused as I've not had a heavy period for over two years now, but guess it can happen?
I can't see much point having another scan as one was done just over two years ago, which would probably show the same (albeit I was having periods then)?
I don't want to stop the HRT and am scared the GP may suggest this. Surely this is just a thing as bleeding never stopped for a year (although it was just spotting that counts as a period).
I'm planning on waiting and seeing what happens next month as I'm scared of doctors, even discharging myself from my orthopaedic surgeon as he wanted to do more surgery, and it seems a waste of time to get a scan again, when 1. I had one a couple of years ago and 2. my endometrium couldn't be measured, so there's nothing to see.