I was diagnosed with PCOS at age 15 and was on the pill for nearly 10yrs. When I broke up with my ex nearly 18mths ago I decided to come off the pull to see what my cycles would be like and have been off it ever since and have no intention of ever going back in it as it was giving me awful migraines towards the end. I’ve now been with my current partner for nearly 5mths and we use condoms when we dtd. We are not ttc and have no plans to at least for another year 18mths!
I had my first proper period 34 days after stopping the pill in June 2021. For the first 6mths or so after that cycles ranged from 21 days to 32 days with some brown spotting 1-2 days before af or in between cycles.
Since January/February this year my cycles have been very regular began to wonder if I even had PCOS! Cycles ranged from 30-34 days with ewcm and bbt rise around cd17-19, one cycle ovulated on cd23! Luteal phase 10-11 days.
However, last month I started bleeding on cd19 which was only pink discharge like, sorry tmi! Which then progressed to normal period bleeding and only needed one tampon then next day, then the following day exceptionally light brown spotting then stopped. I wasn’t sure to count this as a proper period or not!
Fast forwarded to yesterday cd19 (had a sneaky feeling it would) bled lightly only when I wiped with reddy/pink did she be not enough to fill a tampon. Then again this morning slightly heavier with some red blood but not needing a tampon and had since stopped!
So are these proper periods, spotting in between one long cycle or was my last freak cycle a proper cycle and now I’m bleeding in between???
Im only 26 and worried this is early menopause!!!! Help please!