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I'm confused
I shouldn't be confused being in the medical field, but this has be a bit stumped. Can you guide me to an answer please please please.
Okay. My periods have been pretty on the nose predictable down to the day since I was 12. Now, at 43 they are different. About 6-8 months ago, I noticed that from time to time, the days would be off. For the longest time, my periods were falling between the 23rd and 26th of each month. Then they eventually went to the first of the month. I suspected that my cycle days were changing. I went to my OB/GYN and he did an ultra sound and ran some blood tests (8 months ago) and said that there was no uterine wall thickening and that everything looked fine. He didn't believe that I was in Perimenopause.
So, my period happens on May 5th. My husband and I were sexually active on the 9th or 10th. And then BAM! On the 23rd, I had a SECOND period. Only this one was a lot heavier. I never suspected pregnancy until I noticed two days ago that I feel run down, like I'm coming down with something, I'm craving certain foods and other foods I normally LOVE, I can't stand. I noticed an increase in the sensitivity of smells. I didn't know that any of this had anything to do with pregnancy b/c I have never been pregnant before.
Dr. Google (Google Search) says that I could also be experiencing perimenopause. I'm confused. So which period was the right one? The 5th or the 23rd? If I am prego, it's a good thing to know. If not, off to menopause we go.
Thanks for any insight.
Ash
Okay. My periods have been pretty on the nose predictable down to the day since I was 12. Now, at 43 they are different. About 6-8 months ago, I noticed that from time to time, the days would be off. For the longest time, my periods were falling between the 23rd and 26th of each month. Then they eventually went to the first of the month. I suspected that my cycle days were changing. I went to my OB/GYN and he did an ultra sound and ran some blood tests (8 months ago) and said that there was no uterine wall thickening and that everything looked fine. He didn't believe that I was in Perimenopause.
So, my period happens on May 5th. My husband and I were sexually active on the 9th or 10th. And then BAM! On the 23rd, I had a SECOND period. Only this one was a lot heavier. I never suspected pregnancy until I noticed two days ago that I feel run down, like I'm coming down with something, I'm craving certain foods and other foods I normally LOVE, I can't stand. I noticed an increase in the sensitivity of smells. I didn't know that any of this had anything to do with pregnancy b/c I have never been pregnant before.
Dr. Google (Google Search) says that I could also be experiencing perimenopause. I'm confused. So which period was the right one? The 5th or the 23rd? If I am prego, it's a good thing to know. If not, off to menopause we go.
Thanks for any insight.
Ash
Some people just aren't that sexually active. It's a personal choice.
@AshleyBaker
It's very possible it could be perimenopause. It generally starts in your early 40's and up. For some women it starts in their mid to late 30's. It can cause a very wide variety of symptoms. The most common is irregular cycle. Once you go a year without one, they say you're officially in menopause. See your doctor and have blood work done. They can check your hCG levels, as well as your FSH and Estidol levels. These would be good indicators of what's going on, and will prepare you better on what to do next.
@AshleyBaker
It's very possible it could be perimenopause. It generally starts in your early 40's and up. For some women it starts in their mid to late 30's. It can cause a very wide variety of symptoms. The most common is irregular cycle. Once you go a year without one, they say you're officially in menopause. See your doctor and have blood work done. They can check your hCG levels, as well as your FSH and Estidol levels. These would be good indicators of what's going on, and will prepare you better on what to do next.
Why not just take a home pregnancy test and by all means, have sex more than once every 13 days. Try sex daily and see how your cycles run. Often, certian birth control drugs can better regulate your cycle.
COMMUNITY LEADER
Another explanation for unusually heavy periods or periods at odd times can be a uterine fibroid near the cervix. Your best bet is to get a beta hCG test at your ob/gyn's, and if it is negative, get to the ob and get an ultrasound. Sure, it could just be perimenopause, but that's a little early.
ps -- heavy bleeding is not usually a pregnancy symptom. If the other symptoms prove to be pregnancy, just count the second period as the probable start point.
ps -- heavy bleeding is not usually a pregnancy symptom. If the other symptoms prove to be pregnancy, just count the second period as the probable start point.
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