im 22 but worried about menopause

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the title says it all really. im 10 months postpartum, ive had 5 periods since i gave birth. my first one came a month after giving birth then i didnt have another til 3 months after, the other 3 were regular after that. i have now missed my period for 2 months. im worried that theres something wrong with me :( im only 22 but ive read you can in fact go through early menopause. i also have (TMI) very little discharge as of recent and thats worrying because normally i have a LOT. just looking for reassurance or if none, what i could do :)

Are you breastfeeding? Or any chance you could be pregnant again?

It would be incredibly unusual to go through menopause at 22 unless you had some sort of medical reason- ie surgery or cancer or autoimmune issues. It’s much more likely to be either high prolactin (have a google - I had this in my 20s due to a pituitary issue, a harmless pituitary tumour - not as scary as it sounds) and this can be treated with medication or it could be your hormones are simply all over the place after having a baby. If you are breastfeeding it’s also very normal for your periods to either stop or be very all infrequent.

im not breastfeeting no!! and i dont think so. last pregnancy test i took was the 3rd march and it was very negative. sorry for the picture here but i did a cervical mucus check just to try pinpoint where i am in my cycle and got this, could this be ovulation CM? i had to physically check with my finger inside this wasnt from a wipe on the toilet paper etc

thank you for the reassurance!! im definitely gonna go to the doctors if my cycles dont regulate after a year of having my baby. is there any other symptoms of high prolactin? im glad you got it sorted :) x

hi everyone :) not sure if anyone is going through anything similar but just in case, i went to the doctor and i have an underactive thyroid. if anyone is feeling uneasy about their periods postpartum definitely get it checked xx