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is my body BU to start menstruating again after a 8 month gap?? (age 50)

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kitnkaboodle · 08/09/2015 19:57

Can't bloody believe it .. I'm in full flow today after an 8 month (or could be 9 - I can't really remember) pause. My periods were up and down a lot before the long gap, but this time I really thought that it was over for good. I've been ever so smug about it, thinking 'is that all there is to it? your periods just stop?', feeling pleased that I hadn't had any bothersome symptoms . Looks like I got that wrong.

Anyone else have this happen to them??

I guess it's quite common, as I think the advice is that you haven't really been through the menopause until you've had no periods for a year?? Looks like I'm back to square one with that one ..

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Orangeanddemons · 08/09/2015 20:00

I had 3 periods each 5 months apart. Thought that was it. Then had 3 less than 21 days apart in a row am beyond confused

WankerDeAsalWipe · 08/09/2015 20:00

Yup - I had the same except I had it 3 years on the trot - would go for 10 months with nothing then 2 periods (in the summer) and then nothing until next summer - nothing at all for 2 years now though (I'm 49)

magoria · 08/09/2015 20:03

Yeah it is so frustrating.

LarrytheCucumber · 08/09/2015 20:04

I went 23 months without a period and then started again.

MagnumPremiumLemon · 08/09/2015 20:05

That's totally unreasonable. As unreasonable as getting your periods back when your baby is 10 weeks old, despite exclusively breastfeeding day and night.

Hormones are absolute wankers.

MagnumPremiumLemon · 08/09/2015 20:07

That was 9 years ago and I'm still annoyed about it.

weegiemum · 08/09/2015 20:08

I was diagnosed as prem menopause 4 years ago at 39/40. Deeeee-lighted!

All based on hormone levels, blood tests, very rigorous.

When I had a period at 42 I got sharpish referral for scans, looking for endometrial or ovarian cancer.

Nope, just my body deciding that after 2 clear years (which is diagnostic pre-50) it would feel like having a period about every 5-6 months. Interestingly it coincided with my dd1 starting her periods and when I do have one they always coincide now. Dd2 just started - same week!

Back to having lilets in my bag.

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kitnkaboodle · 08/09/2015 20:10

Holy cow - no-one tells you this stuff. Luckily I still had some old pads at the back of a drawer ... I can't stand unpredictability, but looks like I'll have to get used to it!

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StarOnTheTree · 08/09/2015 20:11

That happened to me but then that was my last period and I've now gone 14 months without one. I know that I could have another but I don't think I will now. The menopause symptoms started 6 months after that last period, until then I was sailing through this menopausal malarkey quite happily. For the last 9 months however I have really suffered

Horsemad · 08/09/2015 20:12

Happened to me too Then I went another 6 mths without one and had another in July!

Nothing since and as I'm now 51.5 I'm hoping that's it!

Hellocampers · 08/09/2015 20:14

Oh yes op welcome to that bloody club.

After having nice easy monthly periods until 48 I started to bleed and bleed and it just went on for 9 months. Had a mirena coil fitted and took another 9 months to stop.

All good and period free for a year and then bled for 3 weeks. Had a scan and apparently all is fine!!!!!!

Stopped now. It's a complete pita and of course it's hard to know if it's serious or not as post menopausal bleeding can be a sign of cancer but how long is post menopausal and when should you worry!!

As if periods from 14, pregnancy, labour and breast feeding wasn't enough crap!

I am the same age as you op.

Hellocampers · 08/09/2015 20:17

Magnum I had the same as you exclusively breastfeeding. It's. Bloody myth in my opinion that bf delays periods! I got pregnant with ds2 when ds1 was 8 months and still breast fed.

Ffs!

Cloppysow · 08/09/2015 20:20

My mum hadn't had a period for about 5 years, then she had two after my brother died. Funny things uteruses. Or should that be uteri?

sodabreadjam · 08/09/2015 20:23

Hadn't had a period for 18 months and then had my final, final one at age 56.

Prior to that I had had a few years of very heavy periods on and off.

The upside of this - because I still had a decent amount of oestrogen circulating I am not at all wrinkly for my age.

FloppyRagdoll · 08/09/2015 21:21

Oh dear, kitnkaboodle, you have my full sympathy. I had horrendous periods (painful, heavy and lasting 10 days or more; sometimes only 4 or 5 days in between) from about six months after last DC was born, when I was aged 32, until I was 49. Then I had a few months where I still had heavy periods, but not so long, and longer gaps in between. Then I had 10 full months of nothing. I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Out of nowhere, I then had another period - 2 heavy and painful days and then it died down. That was the summer of 2013. Since then, I have been clear. I still carry sanpro around with me, though, just in case. And I become slightly anxious if wearing white.

ExitPursuedByABear · 08/09/2015 21:24

It's OK. By the time you get to 56 it won't happen again.

Fizrim · 08/09/2015 21:27

I feel your pain and uncertainty. I get one extremely light period every three months or so. I am either getting hot flushes or hormonal spots and headaches, and this has been happening for the last year. I wish my body would make it's mind up!

Hellocampers · 08/09/2015 21:29

Fucking hell men have it easy! Gits!

SquinkiesRule · 08/09/2015 21:46

I had a three month break at the beginning of the year, I thought that was it, bit no, they came back with a vengeance. I've even had a few two weeks apart. I think my body is making up for having given me a 3 month break.

MollyCarpenter · 08/09/2015 22:06

I've been having two periods a year for the last couple of years and haven't had one for nearly 10 months now and was beginning to think it was all over but last week I had ovulation pain and now my boobs are sore and my tummy is bloated so I think that another period is immanent.
On the plus side I've not had any hot flushes this week.

Savagebeauty · 08/09/2015 22:10

I had a 32 day bleed after changing to HRT continued to ironically stop me bleeding.

Buxtonstill · 08/09/2015 22:17

48yrs here. None for 9 months, then I bought some beautiful 1000 thread count bedding in pure white. I used them for 3 days. Luckily I hadn't cut up all the old duvet covers as dusters...

Rivercam · 08/09/2015 22:19

If you have unexplained bleeding, then you should get it investigated. It could be a symptom of womb cancer.

I had a period for,the first time in three years, following breast cancer therapy. Fortunately, I don't have womb cancer, but glad I got it checked out.

ImperialBlether · 08/09/2015 22:23

I agree with Rivercam. Although it's annoying, it might be more than that. It happened to me and I was sent to hospital for full investigation. Luckily it was fine and I'm sure it usually is, but they do have to check you out.

knackered69 · 08/09/2015 22:26

46 here -perimenopausal for 3 years -hot flushes and very erratic periods - the works. Didn't have a period for 8 months. Some compensation for the hot flushes and the lively internal thermostat.

Day before I go on holiday to crete, I get a period. A spectacular one. That lasted two weeks.

Bastards.

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