Post Menopausal?

[missrees]

Hello

This is my first time on this board but I am also on the Thyroid UK board - hello!

I've always wondered about this - and hope that someone might be able to answer or have any other explanation?

When I was 43 - nearly 10 years ago - I was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid via an ordinary blood test and then not long after a GP I was seeing at the time said that I was postmenopausal according to test results.

At the time I was experiencing hot flushes and also urinary incontinence (a little bit) - when under pressure (like full bladder, laughing, sneezing). But i was also having regular periods. He put me on HRT then and i've been on it ever since. I've just swapped from Evorel Sequi to Evorel Conti - but I'm not sure if that was the right thing to do.

Can you be post-menopausal and still have periods? When do you know to switch from Evorel Sequi to Conti? Answers very welcome.

Thank you ☺️

[wobblybee Administrator]

Hi 🙂 Irregular bleeding can happen..but generally periods stop. A blood test might not be sufficient …you need peace of mind, consider a referral.

Menopause is usually diagnosed in women over 45 who have not had a period for more than a year. Any bleeding from the vagina after this time needs to be checked by a GP.

nhs.uk/conditions/post-meno...