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[Dandelion]

I had my menopause I was 39, but so did my mother. I also became hypothyroid at around the same time, a condition also inherited from my mother and often appears around the times of hormone upheaval like the menopause. It is unclear what caused what

I went on HRT from then on, using the Evorel patch and 14 days of progesterone, which worked well for me until I stopped this for a number of reasons in my early 50s.

I am now 62 and now use just Vagifem pessaries, but at the old dosage and am pretty good and with strong bones and doing fine.

As regards periods, I started early and finished early!

Hi Scriv

Thanks for sharing your experience with early menopause.
Glad you seem to have come out the other side looking good.

[Dandelion]

There's some really interesting points on this thread, I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for sharing their experiences.