anyone been tested for perimenopause?

[ForABabyPanda]

hey - just got my period again 11 days after I started the last one. It’s not the first time in the last 2 years that I’ve had a really short period like this but it’s definitely the shortest - and I thought there was nothing y around this data that could have set it off -8 don’t have covid, haven’t had surgery, haven’t had a covid vax in a year and a half and no flu this year either, and it’s several months past my ivf. Because this has been happening for a while I am wonder if i am perimenopauseal? I am soon to be 38 …

[ForABabyPanda]

just to add, because the scales used by my consultant vary from what’s used online I had never done the AMH calculations, but now that I have, looks like my AMH of 12 is lower than the low range value here for my age: my.clevelandclinic.org/heal... (1.5 where mine is 0.9)

I am quite concerned no-one has really picked up on and made me aware they were low - I got told it was okay after the test was done.

[Rainbow2468]

Hi there they go off your symptoms, such as hot flashes, mood swings, insomnia, changed to periods, for example time scale and flow, i hope that makes sense. Anxiety, depression, itching, joint pain and lots of other lovely symptoms. And no you're not too young, I've been perimnopausel since I was 36. Hope this helps any more questions please do ask. Sending you a big hug too x❤️

[ForABabyPanda in reply to Rainbow2468]

thanks mrs - I don’t have hot flashes but I’m definitely very sensitive to hot environments and I’m usually warmer than most. I’ve lots of itching. Not so mu ch insomnia but I do think I have depression.

[Rainbow2468]

Sounds like peri to me x

[ForABabyPanda in reply to Rainbow2468]

apparently they’ll do a blood test if you’d be premature which I would be

[Sarah858 in reply to ForABabyPanda]

You need to blood rest 3-5 days after your period I think.

[ForABabyPanda in reply to Sarah858]

oh! I’m getting tested on Monday which is a week and a bit after period started!

[AllthatGlitters]

hello I have been tested twice for menopausal symptoms and my blood shows I am not menopausal. However, it doesn’t always show up in a blood test so I have been told. As I have symptoms I am on HRT. Symptoms started before I was put on decepeptyl at 39 and now 41. You aren’t too young for symptoms, I hope you get it sorted soon as I know how rough you can feel xx

[ForABabyPanda in reply to AllthatGlitters]

do you treatments prevent pregnancy?

[bluebug in reply to ForABabyPanda]

Simple answer is no.

Common myth that because you are on the same hormones taking HRT they prevent pregnancy but because they aren't contraceptives they don't.

[Sarah858 in reply to ForABabyPanda]

Only contraceptives stop pregnancy xx

[Sarah858]

I am perimenopausal. I have been since 27 now 38 with pmdd .. I have progesterone balls and estrogen gel pump for my arms.The progesterone gives me psychosis if I use it for 15 days and have hormone Induced bipolar.... ;( its crazy

[ForABabyPanda in reply to Sarah858]

oh wow!!

[Sarah858]

It's hurrendous.. the nhs have cancelled 3 appointments since Xmas this year and its just so hard to deal with but I do 🙄

[ForABabyPanda]

yeah I heard someone got FET within a month but I’m still waiting for mine a month later so obviously SLAs hve gone down again