Long period worried

[Tgree69851]

I am a 44 year old woman my periods have started getting irregular for about a year. They are sometimes late and sometimes I have two a month. But this month I have had my period for 15 days and counting. The flow is light and for the past couple of days it would almost stop at night but when I awoke the next morning there it was again! Help I am starting to worry!!

[mom@homenow]

Well, one answer might be that you're starting menopause. Look at this link

http://www.medicinenet.com/menopause/article.htm

and you'll find some early symptoms of perimenopause. What you describe would fit. The women in my family all start by around age 40. Hope this helps.

[sharock]

I get these same symptons and my Dr says it is pre menopause, a pain and inconvenience but nothing to worry about. You could go to your Dr just to put your mind at rest.