WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2002: Re: 49yrs old ~ Period for 5 wks

Re: 49yrs old ~ Period for 5 wks

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 25 Jun 2002 21:21:28 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 25 Jun 2002, Bananas wrote: >
>Hello ~ I have begun signs of menopause. I am now 49 & this started
>apporx.2 1/2 yrs ago . My peiod stopped & I had Hot Flashes & Night Sweats,
>then my period started again a few months later. I have gone 3 months
>without my period & as long as 5 months without it. I live in the
>Carbibbean & we have one Gynecologist here who is very busy & difficult to
>get an appt with. He told me to take Iron tablets to prevent enimia & has
>put me on Duphaston ~ 2 for two days then 1 per day. I have taken it for a
>week with possibly a heavier flow. Previously I would have normally had my
>period exactly at the same time ( starting at the same time of day) for 6-7
>daysI It actually seemed as though my period was slowing down 3 or 4 times
>in the 5 wk period & that it would almost stop only for it to start again. I
>have no cramps,discomfort or tenderness but am concerned because it's been
>so long.

This is a common, and irritating, symptom of menopause. It will pass, but that may not be much comfort now. A short course of either the pill or a progesterone might help in the short run.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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