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Please share your perimenopause period shifts- please!!!

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njshep · 03/08/2022 01:28

Looking for others to share their experiences with changes to their periods in perimenopause.
I just turned 50. The last couple years my periods have become much heavier and more lately include a day or two with flooding and significant clots. This month I had what so thought was a normal 5-7- day heavy period, it tapered off as usual but I have been spotting ever since (11 days now).It goes from end of period dark brown to red to pink. It is mostly when I wipe. I’m crampy and still feeling bloated.
I do have an appt booked for two weeks time, but wanted some reassurance while I wait it out.

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njshep · 10/08/2022 18:46

It is helpful knowing that this could be a common thing in peri. I was really thinking things would slow down as I got older but such is not the car at all!

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njshep · 11/08/2022 19:19

Went for a scan. Sonographer told me it was a fibroid that was causing the heavy bleeding.
Found out my ferritin is at 6.
see my doctor next week.
can’t believe one fibroid can wreak so much havoc….

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