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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 607818" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>Forty two is prime time to start peri-menopause ("around the time of menopause"). It's a common misconception that menopause happens when we are done menstruating. Menopause is actually <em>after</em> you have no periods for a year and by that time most of the hot flashes and emotional symptoms have calmed down. If you go five months without then have one or two, you are peri-menopausal. Given that menopause can take 10 - 15 years to complete, 40 - 45 is when most women start, and they <em>reach</em> menopause in their mid to late 50s. It doesn't start with weird periods. It starts with bouts of anxiety, forgetfulness, changes in mood, <em>and usually periods every 28 days, </em>and then you'll notice hot flashes. I had emotional highs and lows and forgetfulness for 3 or 4 years before I started getting hot flashes, then another 8 - 9 years before I stopped having my period.</p><p></p><p>Good for you for setting up an appointment! Don't let the question of whether you are <em>peri-menopausal </em>go unasked. Many doctors gloss over it, but be sure that yours understands that you have questions. Better to know whether or not it could be hormonal. There's a blood test that <em>can</em> be done that most doctors won't do because while you're in the middle of it your levels fluctuate too badly for it to mean anything.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 607818, member: 99"] Forty two is prime time to start peri-menopause ("around the time of menopause"). It's a common misconception that menopause happens when we are done menstruating. Menopause is actually [I]after[/I] you have no periods for a year and by that time most of the hot flashes and emotional symptoms have calmed down. If you go five months without then have one or two, you are peri-menopausal. Given that menopause can take 10 - 15 years to complete, 40 - 45 is when most women start, and they [I]reach[/I] menopause in their mid to late 50s. It doesn't start with weird periods. It starts with bouts of anxiety, forgetfulness, changes in mood, [I]and usually periods every 28 days, [/I]and then you'll notice hot flashes. I had emotional highs and lows and forgetfulness for 3 or 4 years before I started getting hot flashes, then another 8 - 9 years before I stopped having my period. Good for you for setting up an appointment! Don't let the question of whether you are [I]peri-menopausal [/I]go unasked. Many doctors gloss over it, but be sure that yours understands that you have questions. Better to know whether or not it could be hormonal. There's a blood test that [I]can[/I] be done that most doctors won't do because while you're in the middle of it your levels fluctuate too badly for it to mean anything. [/QUOTE]
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