Menopause symptoms return

[Kimiswrite]

I am 54 and was 8 months period free and into the glorious hot flashes, night sweats stage, when at age 52 I was in a near fatal accident which involved, among other injuries, multiple fractures of the pelvis and lower spine. During the two year recovery time I had no symptoms of any kind, nor a period. Two years later and suddenly my breast are enlarged and tender, the menopot is developing and I'm starting to get faint hot flashes. The sympydont seem to add up. And why now? I thought I was home free, one of the very few upsides to the accident.

[old_before_my_time]

Physical or emotional trauma can disrupt the menstrual cycle. So if it had not been for the accident, your periods may not have stopped for that long. Also, in the early post-menopausal years (5 or so), hormones can still fluctuate quite a bit and even cause bleeding that is oftentimes nothing serious.

Another thought - some medications can disrupt the menstrual cycle. So if you were on meds due to the accident, that could have thrown everything out of whack.

[alexbrandoncullum]

This is a natural thing. Women at this age face this problem. There are many allopathic as well as herbal medicines although there are many websites like expertmenopause by which you can get reviews of the medicines that resist menopause. Just try that

[jemma116]

You need to be period free for at least 3 years to know that you have completed the change of life.

It may be that you hormone levels were just temporarily out of balance or it had something to do with you being unwell.  Being anaemic can change patterns in monthly cycles.

Book an appointment to see your doctor who can do a blood test that will show whether you are menopausal or not.