Perimenopause - Warning TMI!

[ny biker]

Definitely talk to your doctor. For starters, a short course of birth control pills might be all you need to reset your cycle. But there could be other stuff going on, too, so it's worth having a checkup.

Good luck!

[indysteel]

Definitely talk to your doctor. For starters, a short course of birth control pills might be all you need to reset your cycle. But there could be other stuff going on, too, so it's worth having a checkup.

Good luck!

I'm 43 as well, and the irregularities in my period, along with mild depression and fatigue were largely due to thyroid issues, not perimenopause. In the very least, get a full blood screen to test for things like anemia, thyroid function, Vitamin D deficiency, etc.

[shootingstar]

Every woman is different. And there have been varying experiences even into menopause and onward that were posted in TE forums.

The latest for me (@54), is that I stopped having periods over 18 months ago. But now my hot flashes seem to be increasing abit. Annoying. But manageable. (I always had a history of uneven periods. Some of it was lack of iron or stress. Shrug. I've been checked over the decades. It's just "me". I could never predict my period on start and stop date accurately. Always kind of vague for me.)

Someone's mother I had heard, always had at least 1 surprise period episode annually after menopause until she died in her early 80's.

As for cycling, if you don't want to ride with others, then don't, but still ride at your own pace. Some cycling is always a good thing..and makes one happier. The natural endorphins are always a good thing. Always.

[SheFly]

I'm turning 45 this year, and was just at the doctor last week for a physical. I told her that my cycle is now every NINETEEN days (yup - you read that right), and some months lasts 3 days, some 4 and others 5. No rhyme or reason. I am also having more frequent occurrences of ovarian cysts, and just found out today that my pap smear was slightly abnormal. Yay. Means I get to go in for another in 6 months (and did I mention that today I got to have an ultrasound for the cysts? And that it was external AND internal?) Double yay.

My doctor hasn't indicated perimenopause, but that the abnormalities are fairly normal "at my age" . Ah - the joys of being an aging woman...

SheFly