To wonder WTH is wrong with me?

[Ninoo25]

looking for some advice. I’m 36 and have recently started having irregular periods and started getting chin hair :( I thought this was just part of getting older and maybe perimenopause, but my period is now 2 weeks late, I’m tired all the time and have a horrible peppery, sometimes metally taste in my mouth all the time. I’ve taken 2 pregnancy tests, a week apart, both of which are negative.
Does anyone have any experience of these symptoms and it not been pregnancy? Could it be menopause or PCOS? Some sort of hormone imbalance? I’m also very overweight, but my weight has been steady for a few years.
I do have a drs appointment booked, but there aren’t any available for a couple of weeks and I am starting to get worried that there’s something really wrong with me!

I’ve ordered some first response ones from amazon as getting out to the shops is going to be awkward now and it’s getting a bit expensive buying them from local shop, so hopefully they’ll be here ASAP!
Captskippy I was quite shocked at how not bothered the Dr was too tbh. I think the reason she wasn’t concerned about a blood test is because I went in concerned I might be going through premature menopause, not that I’m pregnant. When the dr said you’re probably pregnant despite the negative tests and to try another one in the morning I was relieved, as whilst we haven’t been trying I didn’t like the idea of having the option of having more children taken away by going through early menopause. I did tell her it wouldn’t be a problem if I’m pregnant, but that I’d obviously like to know. I think she genuinely thought I’d get a clear positive this morning. I think she was partly so convinced as I told her we use the pull out method, which she was horrified by! (I understand the risks, but have not reacted well to every other type of contraception I’ve tried) We also conceived both of our DDs in the first month of trying, so I think that may have convinced her too, I would expect a Dr to at least consider other options after 2 negative tests though!
I did explain that we’d be happy to have another, but are not actually trying, so she just said to do the test and if it’s negative to come back after a further 2 missed periods. She did also say that if we insisted on using that method that I should take a folic acid supplement every day just in case I get pregnant. I take a daily multivitamin which includes this anyway, so no probs there.
I should be due on my period again on Monday, so I can wait and see what happens, but if I am pregnant I’d be 7-8 weeks pregnant, so I would like to know either way! If my period still isn’t here I’ll do the first response ones when they arrive!
With both my DDs I had a clear positive within seconds, so this has never happened to me before, so thanks everyone for your advice x

Hi everyone,

We've moved this to conception at OP's request.

If you would be 7-8 weeks then the line should be very dark and clear by now. Is it not possible you are much earlier?

OP just a couple of thoughts; the test looks positive to me so I'm looking forward to seeing your best one! Also, please check your multivitamin to see if it has vitamin a in it, if so you need to swap to a pregnancy one as vitamin a can be harmful during pregnancy.

Ok so I’m not pregnant.

I started getting quite intense pains yesterday around by my ovary and extending out to the top of my leg and bottom of stomach. Given this pain and the lack of periods I went to the walk in centre, where they made me do another pregnancy test which was negative. They felt my stomach and have told me I probably have an ovarian cyst and that I will have to go to the hospital next week to get a scan to check it out.

Thank you everyone for your advice though, you’ve been very helpful x