I am a 53 yr old. I have had my period since 13 yrs. They were 5 days and regular. The last 3 years my periods have changed,. They were very, very heavy for almost a year. Now the can be a regular 4-7 day medium period to 3-10 days of spotting/brownish discharge.I have skipped as much as 3 months(2X in the last 16 months). I have hardly any hot flashes now, I have had some in the past. My mood,memory,eating are questionable at times, too.
I have not done permanent birth control and am thinking of the Essure procedure. It just seems silly if I would be with out my period with in 6 months,lets say. MY FSH was 17.6 (day 2 of a 10 day moderate spotting cycle) and my estrogen was 42.
Looking at my symptoms and blood work would one guess I was early perimenopaue or almost menopausal? I am tired of non permanent birth control and I thought I would be menopausal by now due to how long I have had changes in my period.