I have a endometrial polyp and a raggedy endometrium which is going to be removed on the 17th, via D&C. And then, I'm probably going to get the Mirena, as well. It is my understanding that maybe the reason things go haywire is because the endometrium is growing wacky due to unopposed estrogen--not enough progesterone in the second half of your cycle. Which is definitely perimenopause related. (I'm 47, and I imagine the D&C is overkill at this point, but I might as well start fresh.)

The only symptom I have had, so far, is one period within 14 days of another. That only happened once. My doctors are super super aggressive, it seems. Unopposed estrogen seems to create ideal conditions for some cancers to grow, so they take steps immediately. And, I have good insurance (says the cynic in me).

I can't imagine why your doctors haven't been more aggressive. One reason I can think of...I go to a gynecologist, not an OB, because I don't want to wait in the waiting room while my doctor is delivering babies. And I chose a practice that specializes in menopause, and all the doctors are women.

If I were you, I wouldn't go to your family doctor for peri-menopausal stuff. And when they look at you and say you're not in perimenopause, they have NOTHING to base that on. They just don't know, and can't know, so why they are so definitive is beyond me. You're not too young.

Karen