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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m 45 and the last six months have had a variety of symptoms crop up, seeming out of nowhere, including a bout of hot flashes (resolved after a month) and now a period that is almost 50 days late (I haven’t had one in 75 days).

I did bloodwork and all my results are normal, including hormones (estrogen and thyroid hormones).

Is it possible that my body goes back to having somewhat regular periods? Or is there no way of knowing? It is SO bizarre to not have a period for 2.5 months.

FWIW, I got pregnant easily at ages 35 and 39.[/quote]

Not sure what you mean by late perimenopause? Do you mean like this is the end of peri and you're heading straight to menopause? Or you think it's coming at a late age? In any event, my peri symptoms started at age 45 with shorter cycles for about a year, a round of hot flashes here and there. It then shifted to just very irregular periods, increasing hot flashes that go very bad about 6 years later, still with [b]short cycles intermingled with really long ones, incredible anxiety and irritability[/b]. This all lasted for about 7 years. Had my last period at age 54. Almost two years later I still suffer from very bad hot flashes. About 10 times or more per day. I never really thought that seemed like such a bad symptom and thought women were just being wimpy, but when they are so frequent and they often come with a quick but painful headache and racing heart, it really does get annoying. So, there you have it. Everyone is a little different. Good luck![/quote]

Thanks a lot. From what I’ve read, having periods further than 60-70 days apart is the hallmark of “late perimenopause,” meaning the last stage before actual menopause. My cycles have varied in length for the last two years but not really more than 7 days, so the sudden very long stretch was surprising.

I also had one episode of really weird irritability near the start of this 75+ day cycle.

Thanks for sharing, it helps to know your experience.
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