Post menopausal women only please!

[Avery's Mom 315]

3 hours ago, seaforest said:

I was reading up on this yesterday. So evidently, obesity affects our periods, to the point that we can think we are in menopause. As we lose weight, if it wasn't true menopause, then the body resumes it's normal cycle. I also wonder if it's triggered by the release of estrogen from our fat cells as we shrink. Anyway, I just made an appointment with an ObGyn because I want to make sure everything is working properly and that there is no issue as I've been experiencing increased activity shall we say since December and I'm 57.

Very true. my daughter lost 75lbs...and surprise...got pregnant!

[My1smthop 0]

On 3/22/2019 at 6:37 AM, seaforest said:

I was reading up on this yesterday. So evidently, obesity affects our periods, to the point that we can think we are in menopause. As we lose weight, if it wasn't true menopause, then the body resumes it's normal cycle. I also wonder if it's triggered by the release of estrogen from our fat cells as we shrink. Anyway, I just made an appointment with an ObGyn because I want to make sure everything is working properly and that there is no issue as I've been experiencing increased activity shall we say since December and I'm 57.

I am 49, soon to be 50 2/28/20. I was sleeved on 11/22/19. I haven't had a period in over a year. On 1/21/20 I started my period. Right on time per my period app if I were still having a cycle. It lasted 18, yes you read that right 18 days. Much lighter than my normal heavy period was. I went to my gyn and they did blood work. The last time they did it was in 2017.

• My LHS was 47.20 mIU/mL in June 2017 and 35.10 mIU/mL in Jan 2020
• My FSH was 60.30 mIU/mL in June 2017 and 32.50 mIU/mL in Jan 2020
• My Estradiol was 7.6 pg/mL in June 2017 and 37.0 pg/mL in Jan 2020

Since my estrogen was over 5 times what it was 1.5 yrs ago she felt that this was due to my rapid weightloss and the release of estrogen. She said I had a huge estrogen spike and that she wanted to see if the period would stop on its on and if it didn't we would do an ultrasound to make sure there were no other issues and then start me on progesterone to stop it. Well 4 days later it stopped on 2/8/20. Now according to my period app I am due to start in 4 days. I am having some achiness last night and this morning so I'm a little concerned. Hoping that what seaforest read is true and maybe I wasn't really in true meno/post menopause. I guess I will find out. Keep me in your prayers please. I just really want to start living the second part of my life and be healthy mentally, physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually and be happy. :)

[Marly 8]

I am 55 yoa and I had been without a period for about a year and a half and God was I happy to be done with it. Three weeks out of Gastric Sleeve I started first spotting and now it seems I am having a light period but nothing hurts and I feel fine. I also did a spin class and did pace myself but I did like 55 minutes. IDK if that had anything to do with it either. Anyhow, he said this has occurred with women and to still go and make an appointment with my gynie and make sure all is fine. I won't lie I am still worried something is wrong due to the surgery. Yikes a bit concerned.