Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: elainediva on August 13, 2016, 05:56:49 PM
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hi havent been in here for a while so this may have been answered before
i have gone 84 days with no period(nearly 3 calendar months) but this week i have started getting little tiny spots
of bloodstained liquid on my pad(too nervous to go without one)the pharmacist in town has said keep counting unless it turns into a proper period
has anyone else had this and what do i do? do i need to go to gp? as they are useless
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My bleeds came and went - sometimes very light, other times 'normal' for me. Until they went altogether.
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That's how mine went, sometimes proper ones, others scanty. I had a five month gap and then was taken by surprise, had to raid my daughter's drawer :o they were freebies given by school nurse in puberty education classes.
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I had gaps too ……….. but even after my last period in 2002, I didn't stop carrying protection for 5 years :D
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thanks, glad to know its normal for this, will just keep tracking it
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It's The Change ;).
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thanks xx
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Hi elainediva - I answered on your Late Menopause thread - I didn't realise you had posted separately. You don't need to go to the doctor. Only if you continue to have heavy bleeding well into mid/late fifties (when you might need to be checked for fibroids, thickening of womb lining etc), or if you go 12 months without a bleed and then have one suddenly (called post-menopausal bleeding), or other obvious problems like pain etc.
If you need relief from symptoms then you will need to see GP - eg for local oestrogen like Vagifem - for vaginal and bladder problems), or HRT if your flushes and sweats are severe.
Hurdity x
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Sparkle- thank you that has given me hope that im nearly done- it has stopped again now
Hurdity thanks i have answered on the other thread too,glad to hear i dont need to go to the gp
she is a bit spiteful and i dont really want to see her unless really necessary
i have no pain or any other problems at present even the flushes seem to be diminishing lately
i havent had any hrt as there is too much family history of breast cancer