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My Question is should I be taking progestren? My dilema is, my GYN says I am in menopause. Not test was taken. I am 47 and my abnormal bleeding began 3 months ago. It started with a normal period than went about 6 days and continued bleeding about 1 tampon a day for a total of an 18 day period. The next month the same but the extra 1 tampon a day only lasted 13 days. She wanted me to start progesteren for a 10 day cycle on the 16th day after the first day of my next period. I started my next period yesterday. I do not want to take the progesteren but I did get the RX filled. I got the natural one because she told me it is more kind to my body than the syntthetic progesteren. I want to see if my period straightens out this month. Is it likely that I am in the begining stages of menopause and should I be taking progesteren this early? Is there anyside effects like cancer that I should be aware of or any other side effects at all by taking or not taking the progesteren.
Thanks for any advice you may have.
Katherine
My Question is should I be taking progestren? My dilema is, my GYN says I am in menopause. Not test was taken. I am 47 and my abnormal bleeding began 3 months ago. It started with a normal period than went about 6 days and continued bleeding about 1 tampon a day for a total of an 18 day period. The next month the same but the extra 1 tampon a day only lasted 13 days. She wanted me to start progesteren for a 10 day cycle on the 16th day after the first day of my next period. I started my next period yesterday. I do not want to take the progesteren but I did get the RX filled. I got the natural one because she told me it is more kind to my body than the syntthetic progesteren. I want to see if my period straightens out this month. Is it likely that I am in the begining stages of menopause and should I be taking progesteren this early? Is there anyside effects like cancer that I should be aware of or any other side effects at all by taking or not taking the progesteren.
Thanks for any advice you may have.
Katherine