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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Helen Lilley on March 25, 2017, 08:14:59 AM

Title: Normal or not?
Post by: Helen Lilley on March 25, 2017, 08:14:59 AM

Hello.  I've not posted on here for a while, but this month's period has thrown a couple of curve balls, so I just wanted to check that it's all fairly normal.

Basically, I'm perimenopausal, still having regular periods. This month, the 1st couple of days were very light, the following couple were very heavy, and then it went back to very light.  I've woken up today to very heavy flow again.  Do I need to speak to my GP next week, or is this within the normal range?  My ferritin levels went quite low last summer after 3 periods in the space of 14/15 weeks. I've managed to build them up a bit, but obviously am concerned with this latest change.

Thanks for reading

Title: Re: Normal or not?
Post by: Sarai on March 25, 2017, 08:44:21 AM

I think that sounds normal to me. I kept in mind the words I read that in peri the periods can be longer, shorter, lighter or heavier so basically everything is normal.
If you carried on getting very heavy it would be worth a mention to see if ferritin was still ok, and obviously continuous heavy would need looking at as it may be due to fibroids.
I found each time I thought oh dear is this normal it changed again.

Title: Re: Normal or not?
Post by: Helen Lilley on March 25, 2017, 09:12:40 AM

Thanks.  I'll keep an eye on things for the next couple of months and see.  I've got another blood test in July?