I am 52 and just going off birth control pills under the assumption that I've probably gone through menopause by now. I'm fit, an endurance cyclist, and not overweight, although right now I'm dropping weight (stepped up the exercise and clamped down on the eating but naturally sometimes I drop weight). I also eat soy because I'm lactose intolerant (think soymilk on cereal) and eat Japanese foods as part of my regular diet. The only perimenopause symptom I've had is that this past 6 months, I seem to be sweating more at night sometimes -- although I had gastritis, which accounted for some of it, and I've always sweated off and on at night -- so I'm not sure these are night sweats. Has anyone else experienced this transition from birth control pills to the menopause reveal and did you have problems? My physician tells me I might experience some perimenopause for a while after I stop taking the pills. Actually, I'm looking forward to stopping taking the pills, as although I have no problems on them (or off really), I drop a couple of pounds when I go off (my body holds about 2 pounds of water on the pill). I'm especially interested if you are Asian, as I'm half. My Asian mother had no menopause symptoms whatever. I'm hoping the Japanese half wins out here.