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is my menstrual cycle supposed to be shortening??

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JimmyGreavesMoustache · 31/08/2015 17:42

basically this is an Am I Normal? thread.

for years my cycle was 35+ day, sometimes missing months, due to PCOS

then on the pill, so just a bleed between packs

then 2 x DC

since DC my cycle appears to have become more regular, but in the last 6 months appears to be shortening to 26 days. Is this a normal part of the aging process??? I feel like I should know, but clearly don't.

Thanks people

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JimmyGreavesMoustache · 31/08/2015 18:05

I should add that I'm 37

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mumsnit · 31/08/2015 18:47

Not sure if it's normal but mine had shortened to only a 10 day gap between periods before I had a coil fitted. I'm 40 and this has happened progressively over about a year or so.

Aquamarine70 · 01/09/2015 13:22

I'm 45 & in the last year they have gone to 21-32 days. I have a few long then short ones. It is normal as you older due to hormone changes.

Rowgtfc72 · 02/09/2015 22:08

Asked this question recently!
Gone from 28 to 20 days. I'm 43. Apparently it's very normal.

JimmyGreavesMoustache · 03/09/2015 10:04

thanks all
it's nice to be reassured (although less nice to accept that I'll have 2 periods a month some months)

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MajesticWhine · 03/09/2015 10:45

Mine are down to about 25 days, I'm 44. It's a drag.

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