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Menopause (Expert Forum)
Just need to know
Answered by
Machelle Seibel, MD - Women's Health, menopause, ReproductiveMedicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
MA
Questions in the Menopause forum are answered by Dr. Machelle Seibel. Topics covered include menopause issues, depression, hormone replacement therapy, hot flashes, joint or muscle problems, memory problems, mood swings, osteoporosis, sexual problems, skin changes, sleeping problems, vaginal problems, and weight problems.
Doctor's Answer
by Machelle Seibel, MD, Jan 21, 2008 02:14PM
, Jan 21, 2008 02:14PM
To: babygirl299
At 47, the commonest reason for a period being off its usual schedule is perimenopause - the window of time around menopause. The easiest way to test for that is to ask your doctor to get a blood test for FSH or follicle stimulating hormone. This hormone will rise as the ovary becomes more resistant to making a follicle (the sac that contains an egg). Changes often occur with the periods getting lighter, then closer, then further apart. But this is far from true for everyone. These changes may occur over a number of years. They are very common.
Machelle M. Seibel, MD
Machelle M. Seibel, MD
Member Comments (2)
by JENBURNETTE, Jan 20, 2008 01:42PM
it is for mine. it seems like everything has went crazy inside my body. that's the easiest way to describe it.
