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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At 53 you have most certainly been in estrogen decline, aka perimenopause, for years. It's great that you haven't had many symptoms--although there are so many other symptoms besides change in periods. [/quote]

Maybe, but my gynecologist told me I wasn’t in perimenopause a couple of months ago. I was wondering if this was finally a symptom or just a transient change in my cycle. [/quote]

The average age of menopause is 51 and perimenopause starts 7-10 years before that. There's no world in which you at 53 are not in perimenopause. And your doc should know that. [/quote]

This is OP. I had a lengthy conversation with my doctor about this and I’ll trust her over an anonymous stranger on the internet, but in case it’s useful to anyone else, she explained that while perimenopause can last a multitude of years for many women, for some the perimenopausal period is very short and occurs later, and like someone else said, it’s diagnosed on symptoms only. So I categorically was not in perimenopause when I last met with my doctor. Just because yours lasted 8-10 years, it doesn’t mean that is the case for everyone. Unfortunately, I learned at that appointment that I could continue to have regular periods for another five years or so.

Also, while I’m on this topic, I wish women would stop assuming that their experience is universal. I’ve had so many conversations with women around my age (and not close friends, either, so why the over sharing?) where they have assumed I must be menopausal like they are and share their experience of sleep disruptions and hot flashes and brain fog. It’s awkward! And TMI and unsolicited! [/quote]

Cool.  So why post a question on the forum if you already have so much knowledge and others' opinions are so annoying?  [/quote]

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