As a young woman, 20-30, I had the most regular cycle ever. 28-29 days like clock work. I am now 42, starting at 37-38, my period went haywire. I literally went to the ER one night due to uncontrollable bleeding. I was soaking a night time pad every 5 minutes and had cramps like childbirth. I was given a pregnancy test to rule out a miscarriage (was negative) then given a shot to contract the uterus to stop the bleeding. It worked. The next month, the same thing (minus the ER visit). The following month, cramps like you wouldn't believe plus heavy bleeding plus a 2 week period. My periods ended up being about 3 weeks apart, bleed for 2, etc. Bah!
I went to my Dr. had some tests, there was nothing wrong actually, no cancer, no tumors, no fibroids, just a wonky menstrual cycle and was diagnosed with "peri-menopause" and put on a low dose birth-control to regulate the cycle. My actual TOM was back to a reasonable 5-7 days. I even went on the pill non-stop (no period at all for 2 years!) with my Drs. permission. It was heaven but pricey as my insurance doesn't cover the off label prescribing.
Long story short, still on the pill, TOM nice and predictable. I'd go to the Dr. to express your concerns. It's weird to be near menopause or sort of in menopause (peri) at only 37 but nice to know I'm closer to having this nonsense done for good!!
Last edited by Michelle98272; 05-13-2010 at 10:34 AM.
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