periods restarted at 61 years old!!

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Dsis aged 61 years has been having some regular monthly bleeding, period pain and cramps; outcome of a hysteroscopy was that nothing sinister found and her consultant has now told her that her monthly periods have restarted, 10years after the menopause and if she were to become pregnant she wouldn't be the oldest expectant mother in the world!

i would ask for a blood test to look at hormone levels as this does not sound normal

Yes, seems strange to me, too, but Dsis is an obstinate so and so and wouldn't accept that suggestion from me.

I'd be asking for more tests.
I too had a hysteroscopy for odd bleeding after meno but I am nowhere near 61.

This does not happen- when your ovaries are empty, they are empty. You cannot start periods again. PLEASE ask her to have another opinion and another hysteroscopy- it sounds as if thet mighthave missed something.

Rubbish, second opinion pronto if it was me.

I think the record for a natural birth is either 56 or 58- did have it in a book somewhere.

This needs urgent re-appraisal- the 60s are the prime age for uterine cancer and the mum of a friend has just been diagnosed.

The consultant is a fool and his words should be ignored. Periods do not start up again after 10 years.

There is a problem and it needs investigating. Sadly, cancer often has this symptom, so she needs to get something sorted out fast.

Is the consultant planning any further investigations?

I'll show her these comments as they may galvanise her into some action. Not much more I can do.

This happened my great aunt at age 70 she was fobbed off for along time and in the end she sadly had cancer and needed an op. I would try to get a 2nd opinion.

Is this consulant actually a qualified gynaecologist? if so, he should be sued and struck off.
It is absolute rubbish and a scandal he is allowed to practice if he is so utterly ignorant.

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it seems the gynyaecologist told her the periods would probably stop after a few months and he has given her another appointment for 3 months time for a check up. I'm going to nag her to get a second opinion.

Tell her to go NOW.

The man is stark raving mad and should not be working.

She needs a hormone profile done.

Has she had an ultrasound?

She needs to go back and demand a 2nd opinion. Go with her. This is not right.

Herecomes N o one is being hysterical and I hope you will retract that comment which is uncalled for.

Having been treated for precisely the same symptoms within the past 3 months, I probably know more about it than you do.

I suggest if you are not a dr you read something up on google if nowhere else over whether periods can restart after a 10 yr gap.
They don't.

Any such bleeding is not hormonally driven and this warrants further investigation.

I have come across enough imcompetent drs in the work i do to know that mistakes happen.

I would rather actually be labelled as "hysterical" by you if it makes this woman sit up and take notice and seek help.

You are utterly out of order to post what you did.

One would think that a consultant knows more than any of us.

Having cancer doesnt make you an oncologist.

There are a lot of hysterical comments on this thread.

Having watched my mum die of ovarian/cervical cancer aged just 38 leaving behind me aged 11 and my half sister aged 2- Id say if hysterical comments made a woman take notice then by all means go hysterical.

Macro if only that were true.

By theway, are you implying that I had cancer? Thankfully I didn't, but if I had and your sarcasm was based on that assumption, you are a cow.

In my work ( which I won't publicise) but it is to do with media, I talk to lots of people whose symptoms were mis-diagnosed and would now be dead if they had not followed through. These women had seen consultants.

I am not boasting, just giving facts.

I have been treated recently by a very eminent gynae whom I see privately, so I get masses of time to talk, I know quite a bit about post meno bleeding.

I also know that mistakes do happen and drs are not Gods.

My my, you're quite aggressive aren't you!

I wasnt implying anyhing, I think that much should be perfectly obvious to most people.

I simply meant that having a condition yourself doesn't mean you're qualified to diagnose other people..

Having a baby doesn't make you a midwife/ having a dog doesn't make you a vet/ having a car doesn't make you The Stig etc etc

Happy new year to you, I hope next year treats you better and you make an effort not to see the worst in people so much, it must be quite draining.

Macro dont be nasty.

Its all blown out of proportion so dont be dragging it on.

Quite aside from all the vitreolic comments on here, I would reiterate that your sister should seek a second opinion. It isn't normal to start periods 10 years after they stop and, yes, it can be a sign of something more serious. I hope it isn't though.

Is it possible that your sister has misrepresented what's been said to her ?
( my mum is sooo good at that )