Medics still don't understand peri/menopause.
We can experience symptoms 8+ years prior to our last period = menopause proper though Mother Nature can throw in the odd curved ball: any unexpected bleed should be investigated with a scan.
Who oversees your diabetes - hormones can go awry at peri : thyroid function especially : as well as getting VitD levels checked.
Hysterectomy is major surgery so do discuss what your HRT needs may B after the operation if U go that direction. Sadly medics don't seem 2 B joined up these days so it means the patients are filtered from one surgeon to another to get an idea of what might be required!
