hi everyone am margaret, sometime my periods start at the 2nd and 30th of the month then i missed month then i return to normal i done this for 6 years on and off, i am update with all my smear test, but the pass couple off month i notice am very moody and when i have a bad day in work i feel like a good cry, am wake at night with crawl in my face, could this be a early menopause or am i going funny
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Q: can early menopause start in your late 30s
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8/ 2/11 5:13pm
Hi, Margaret,
I'm so glad you wrote in. I'm not a medical doctor so I'm using "THe No-Nonsense Guide to Menopause" by Barbara Seaman and Laura Eldridge as a reference. They write that only 1-2 percent of women will enter menopause before the age of 40 and only 10 percent by age 45. Some women who are young and who go through menopause have an extremely rare condition called premature menopause in which the body "gets confused and attacks the antibodies the way it woudl attack an illness," Seaman and Eldridge write. They also say that women should not assume menstrual irregularies are signs of menopause since other conditions can be behind erratic periods.
With that said, I'd suggest that you visit your doctor to determine what's going on.
Take care and keep us posted!
Dorian
5/18/12 11:10am
It is very very unusual, about 1% of the female population, get your blood tests done to rule out other things like pregnancy or diabetes. Are you anorexic?
Joanna xxx
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thanks dorian, will keep you posted