Periods After Menopause !?

I do not have any experience, since I have yet to go through menopause, but I wanted to tell you that I think your doctor is being cautious (which is GREAT!) and wanting to run a battery of tests. There is no reason not to have those tests run and, if all you find out is you had an odd relapse of hormones, then that wouldn't be so bad.

Good luck. Sorry you had to buy more feminine hygiene products. That must have really sucked after 2 years!

I am 53 years old and stopped menstruating over 2 years ago.

Last month I began to have odd sensations in my pelvic area. It felt as though my right ovary was having spasms. These "spasms" continued on a nearly daily basis. A few days after they began I felt two sharp pains in the area of my uterus.

The spasms began to worry me, so I called my gynecologist. He had me come in and he did an ultrasound. He said my ovaries looked fine, but the lining of my uterus was much too thick.

He attempted a D&C, but could not dilate my cervix. He inserted some kind of pill and said that it would cause my cervix to soften up. I returned the next day to have the D&C done, but again my cervix remained tightly closed.

He then gave me a prescription for Provera. I was to take it for 10 days and it would force a period. Upon beginning the period, I was to call for an appointment to have the D&C done.

I picked up the Provera but did not take any of it because I had begun to experience tenderness in my breasts. The soreness increased, and my breasts became swollen. I was also very irritable and suffered a day of severe hip pain which I couldn't account for. I had done nothing to strain my hip. Except for the hip pain, my other discomforts were exactly like my former PMS experiences. I began a full blown period yesterday.

I just spoke with my doctor, and he seemed very pleased with me having a natural (?!) period. He had been quite concerned over the thickness of my uterine lining, but now he says that it makes sense; it's what would have been expected before a period. He said that this is probably my very last period, even though it has been 2 years since I went through menopause.

Bottom line, this is not something for me to be worried about. He does want me to come in after my period is done so that he can do another ultrasound, just to make sure that things look normal.

And yeah, it really stinks dealing with maxipads again! Hopefully this IS the very last time!

I'am 54 to and having a period had the ultra sound done that was ok.i go back to the doc next week. kinda of worring on whats gong on. i am hoping my hormones are really messed up. i have not gone a year let without spotting. any ides from anybody thakns

I think that one is considered post menopausal after going 1 full year without having a period/spotting.

After spending quite some time reading forums such as this one, it appears that it is not highly unusual to have a period after going through menopause.

Just as there are different body types, etc, there can be just as many different ways each of us go through physical life changes.

As long as you are under medical care and have good communication with your physician, I would not worry too much. Our imagined fears are powerful only if we allow them to rule us.

I too have been post menopausal for 5 years. About a year ago i started to see very almost non exsistant pink tinge. It didnt last long so i thought nothing of it. About three months later it happened again and this time there was alittle bit of blood on my pad once again it didnt last long. Now i havent had a bout with it for 7 months. Once in a while i will get pain in my right ovary that will last for about 8 days, Motrin or Tylenol will take it away. I have asked the gyno if it is normal to have an aching ovary after menopause and he didnt see a problem with it. I have another appointment with him and i am leary to go because of the minor bleeding. I have heard of other women with this but for me its tramatic. Has anyone had anything like this???

I just had my first period after 2 years. I'm glad to see, that I am not along, thought I was seriously ill. Ignored the painful swollen breats and the retaining water, until the period showed up. Hopefully this is the last one, I certainly didn't missed them.