Conditions
Perimenopause
Ever fancied an omelette for dinner and realised you’ve run out of eggs? All you do is pop down to the local shop and buy some more. However, for women going through perimenopause, the egg supply is not as easily stocked up. It is an inevitable ‘rite of passage’ leading up the menopause (when egg ovulation stops) and affects all women differently. Common symptoms include changes in your periods and the amount of blood you lose, as well as hot flushes, night sweats, as well as vaginal and urinary complaints. Treatments are available if symptoms start to take over your life, with 10% of women seeking medical advice. The remainder rely on self-help methods, including stress management and regular exercise.
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Hi i am 43, i was recently diagnosed with IBS and a fibroid which is innactive. For about 5 years my period has been for two days or sometimes only a day. Sometimes it is very heavy with clotting and others is barely existent. I get really depressed about two weeks before my period and have really bad spasms of pain just before it and the week after it which catch me off guard so badly that my little boy asks me what is wrong. About a week after my period i lose a clear gel like fluid. My breasts get sore (like when i was pregnant) sometimes i get severe itching all over my body and although i dont sweat very much i get really hot and use an extractor fan to cool down. I feel tired all the time and i dont have much sex drive. My concentration levels are low and although i take regualar excersise and look after my diet i not very motivated. I used to be a real live wire up until a few years ago. I take iron for anemia B6 and recently tried black cohosh. Nothing seems to work. I have read up on perimenapausal symtoms as suggested by my mother in law, and everything seems to point to that condition. If this is so should i ask for a low dose of HRT from my doctor? I have a wonderful caring and understanding husband and lovely children but i dont want to drive them away by being abrupt with them and i dont want my husband going into the arms of another woman who will be more sexually obliging. Can you advise me please.
hi im 21 years old an i do not know what is wrong with me i have not had my period in 5 nearly 6 months and it is really worrying me i did go to my gp but she didnt think it was anything to worry about the should come but that was in march this year and ive still not had them.i have not been on the pill or injestion or anything thing like that as i was trying for kids. i just really need some answers i want to have kids and i have been tryin for 2 an a half years for a baby but nothing and now my period aint comming at all anymore and i took preggnance test they have been all negative please someone write back to me whats going on with me thanks
Hi i'm 23 I had my second son just over a year ago I went on the pill shortly after as soon as I started taking it I had a period and it has not stopped I came off the pill after 3 months and the nurse gave me the pill injection and I was still bleeding and now I'm on another pill and I'm still bleeding and all the nurse says is that I need to give it a chance but I've been bleeding for around 9 months now it's driving me mad plus I'm worried that it could be someting else please help !!
hi, im 17 and quite concerned im hoping someone will answer me! i have had the contraceptive injection twice now. the first time my periods were on and off for 3 months (which was to be expected apperently) the second time was last october and i havnt had my period since and its now may. i found a drop of blood in my underwear so i put a tampon in and the pain was horrible. i cannot have sex as it hurts too much, all since i have had the injection. i am very worried as this is not normal. please answer me :(
Hi Katie, I have been on the jab for bout 7 years and only get occational spotting. Its not a problem and will save you loads of money on tampons/towels. If the pain carries on without tampons you really should go to your local clinic, but try not to stress too much. xxx
Hi, I am nearly 35 with four children. I have always been very regular with my periods being every 28 days always. However,i have been very tired lately, the last 6mts i have been coming on every 23/24 days and i have lost some weight, and my bowels always seem to be on the loose side. Please could you tell me if all this is a sign for the early change? As usual i can't get through to my doctors. Thanks Claire
hi there i am 31 and having periods twice a month and they can be quite heavy and cause alot of discomfort, i do take the pill but have not been advised to change it. is this normal? i have been to my GP and had a couple of tests and swabs done but nothing is wrong. surely this is not normal. they have not always been like this and i am really suffering from it but cannot get any sense from anyone. plus it is ruining my sex life with my husband. does anyone else suffer the same? do i need a second opinion?
i think i might be going through my change .. as my periods are irregular im getting night sweats dehydrated in the night and need a fan to cool me down, Isweat more under my right armpit than my left why is this ? i sometimes have 2 periods in one month or none at all .. and wen i do have a period i loose a lot of blood / clotting .. or sometimes loose a little blood i makes me feel bad most of the time is it safe to go on HRT
hi just wanted some advest i had my 2nd child 3month ago and has just had my 2nd period where i had some blood clots this also happend on my first period i dont remember this happening after having my first child just wanted to know if this is norm
hi, im 29 and i have been on the pill injection for qquite a few years now. it has been 6-7 weeks now since i finished with the injection, when i stop taking the injection i usually have a period a few days before it runs out, (i have never had a period while i have been on it). it has been as i said 6-7 weeks now and i have not had a period. i have also been having problems for just over the last 2 months.. i get very hot in the face, sometimes sweating and it travels down the front of my chest and occasionally down my back. i have my bedroom quite cool but have been waking in the night with these sweats, never had this problem before and wondered whether it would be worth visiting a g.p. or am i just worring i am going through an early menapause?
My daughter started her periods nearly 3 years ago when she was 10 yr 7 months. The first 2 periods were in succession, since then they have been very rare, maybe one every 4 or 5 months, but following no pattern. Otherwise she has developed normally...wider hips, breasts, moods.....but not really any acne. She is 13 now, when will they become regular? Is it normal for this to happen?
omg thats whats happend to me im kinda worried about it!!
Im going through the same thing. Im 16. im worried to :/
My daughter experienced the same condition. Her periods started when she was 11 years old. Her periods only became regular when she began taking the contraceptive pill. I would have preferred her not to have to take the pill but it did help to regulate her cycle. She is 22 years old now and her periods are a little better. I believe it is nothing to worry about.
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