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[Sparrowsbreath]

Hello, i’ve been on oestrogel (cont) & utrogestan - taken sequentially for 11 days for a few years now. At the end of my 11 days I got a withdrawal bleed. GP suggested going to continuous utrogestan as I’m 52. And so far I have not had a period. My question is if this lasts for 12 months does that mean I’m then post menopausal or am I not having a period because I’m on continuous utrogestan? Can’t seem to find the answer on this anywhere. I’ve also had to  go up to 3 pumps to stop aches and pains and experienced very rapid weight gain recently so I feel as though something has changed in my body. I kind of want to know because the journey has been rather hellish and this will give me at least some hope I’m getting through it! Any advice? Many thanks.

[bombsh3ll]

The regime you are on is not remotely strong enough to provide menstrual suppression, so whilst a sequential regime can produce artificial withdrawal bleeds, a continuous regime cannot keep you artificially period free if you were still ovulating.

Therefore you are amenorrhoeic for 12 months on this at 52 you can absolutely call it.

[sheila99]

You can still get bleeding on a conti regime if you're peri but I don't think the absence of it means you're definitely meno. To know that for certain you'd have to come off hrt for a year (and even then it's only what the nhs uses for safety reasons, some women will go longer than a year and then start bleeding again). Your age is no guarantee either as some are in their early 60s before they're meno.