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Menopause (Expert Forum)
Ovulation but no period?
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Machelle Seibel, MD - Women's Health, menopause, ReproductiveMedicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
MA
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Ovulation but no period?
by heart2heart, Apr 21, 2006 12:00AM
I am a 54 perimenopausal woman. 3 weeks ago I had ovulation - I can always tell when I have it because of the discharge and right sided pain- but when the time came for my period I only had a brown spot and that's it! Is this considered a period? I am not pregnant. Is this a common symptom in perimenopause? Am I finally going into meno??
Doctor's Answer
by Machelle Seibel, MD, Apr 22, 2006 12:00AM
, Apr 22, 2006 12:00AM
A. It is good to know that you aren’t pregnant. It isn’t common at age 54 but if you are still ovulating, it is still possible.
Menopause is defined by one year after the last period. So you’re not there yet. But from the sound of it you are getting close. Staining and spotting are very common at this time. They typical pattern is that periods get lighter, then they get closer together and finally they get farther apart. Although that is the usual pattern, it doesn’t happen like that for everyone. As long as you stain at the correct time (when your period is due) there is no need for an evaluation to see if there is a problem at this time. But don’t be surprised if you have staining for a number of months to come.
Machelle M. Seibel, MD
Menopause is defined by one year after the last period. So you’re not there yet. But from the sound of it you are getting close. Staining and spotting are very common at this time. They typical pattern is that periods get lighter, then they get closer together and finally they get farther apart. Although that is the usual pattern, it doesn’t happen like that for everyone. As long as you stain at the correct time (when your period is due) there is no need for an evaluation to see if there is a problem at this time. But don’t be surprised if you have staining for a number of months to come.
Machelle M. Seibel, MD
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